Finance Analyst

4 days ago


Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom Project People Full time

Senior Finance Analyst - Cost Management and Management Reporting

6 Months Contract

Reading / Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite

Context:

Day to day, you will be responsible for the month end and quarterly forecast processing for predominantly People and T&O working closely with the Finance Business Partners and the relevant members of the business to challenge and manage the cost. You will also be responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of daily, weekly, monthly and forecast reporting to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Cost Management

You will work closely with the finance business partners to complete month end journals, prepare management reporting packs including analysis and commentary to enable them to tell the stories behind the numbers.

You will be responsible for the completion of balance sheet reconciliations and reporting used to communicate to our shareholder. Similarly, the forecasting process involves preparing the Smartview upload files, then building management reporting with commentary and analysis for the Finance Business Partners.

There is an element of Business Partnering, working with the business and the Finance Business Partner to ensure you are aware of any month end or forecasting changes. Furthermore, you will work with the external auditors to assist with their testing and queries on the areas you support.

Internal and Shareholder Reporting

You will be responsible for internal sales reporting and rolling-forward, refreshing and reconciling monthly and quarterly Shareholder reporting (incl. KBI's).

Experience required:

  • Finalist or Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
  • Month end, journals, Balance sheet, reconciliation, month end pack
  • Reporting and forecasting experience
  • Strong stakeholder management
  • Appetite to learn new tools and systems
  • Proficient in Excel - Must have
  • Alteryx - Desired
  • Smartview - Desired
  • Organisation and prioritisation skills essential
  • Knowledge of business and cost drivers beneficial

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.


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