Financial Analyst
- Recruiter
- Investigo
- Location
- Woking
- Posted
- 11 Aug 2018
- Closes
- 22 Sep 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Ensure delivery of month-end & forecasting:
- You will be working alongside the FP&A Manager, managing costs and reporting performance for internal stakeholders across the support functions (I.T, HR, Finance, General Management & Legal).
- Collaborate with the financial accounting team to ensure accurate accrual and if required, identify data enhancements to improve analysis and insight.
- Prepare monthly reporting packs to include variance analysis and relevant commentary for support functions and present these to the FP&A manager for the close meeting.
- Analyse, review and challenge financial performance against targets.
- Provide management information on a timely basis to support decision making process.
- Production of accurate forecasts and budgets for short, medium and longer term performance using trend analysis and other overlays based on business understanding.
- Manage monthly forecast process, modelling costs and identifying key sensitivities, risks and opportunities, presenting key trends and headlines to the FP&A manager.
- Responsibility for reporting & forecasting UK headcount.
- Consolidate UK forecast to include identifying causes of change vs prior forecast & prior year.
- Preparation of reporting submissions for CCI/Group.
Ensure effective Business Partnering through:
- Partner with the business leaders to review financial performance providing financial guidance where necessary to help make better decisions.
- Delivering meaningful analysis which highlights opportunities to drive profitability through trend analysis & other KPI tracking.
- Drive improved transparency and accountability over forecasting practices, with a robust framework for ongoing analysis.
- Having awareness of business priorities and supporting the team in their efficient delivery.
- Identifying business needs and providing solutions to maintain financial performance.
- Ensuring that reporting is accurate and delivered to agree reporting deadlines.
Skills and Experience
Behaviours
- Part Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
- Minimum 3 years accounting experience.
- Have a commercial mind-set with the ability to understand issues from a business perspective.
- Ability to speak their mind and not be afraid to push the departmental agenda in meeting with key stakeholders.
- Have good communication skills and be able to work using their own initiative.
- Previous experience of working in a business partnering environment an advantage.
- Excellent Excel skills with the ability to process large volumes of data efficiently & accurately.
- Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a rapidly changing environment.
- An inquisitive nature with the ability to think beyond the status quo.
- Positive attitude & a team player.
If you are interested in applying for this exceptional role, please do follow the application process here or alternatively contact Natalie Bartrum on or