This is an exceptional opportunity for a global leading business within the professional services sector. This business has a fantastic people strategy, alongside brilliant benefits including profit share and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, here - you will be very valued and looked after.
The ideal candidate will possess strong financial planning and analysis skills, with a solid understanding of accounting principles. This role requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel, as well as excellent communication and organisational skills. The Financial Analyst will play a crucial role in providing insights that drive strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
1. Contribute to the month-end close process, ensuring alignment with the overall financial reporting timetable.
2. Prepare and post month-end journal entries, including accruals and prepayments.
3. Communicate budget and forecast deadlines to Cost Centre Managers, ensuring timely input into Anaplan and implementing necessary administrative updates.
4. Collaborate with the Expense Partner to review budgets and forecasts, delivering ad-hoc analysis and insightful financial commentary.
5. Drive process improvements through cross-training, thorough documentation, system testing, and continuous feedback.
6. Foster strong working relationships across teams, including offshore colleagues, to enhance collaboration and efficiency.
7. Provide commercially driven technical advice to the Expense Business Partner to support optimal accounting practices.
Candidate requirements:
8. Experience in a similar role
9. Ideally, experience from a large finance services or insurance company.
10. Technical accounting skills including knowledge of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
11. Advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
12. Ability to offer meaningful insights on reporting.
13. Outstanding attention to detail.
14. Stakeholder management.
15. Ideally, you'll have knowledge of payroll and national insurance.
16. Studying towards an accounting qualification e.g. CIMA, ACCA or ACA, OR a demonstratable work history in an accounting environment.