Job Title
European Finance Analyst – Corporate Accounting
Location
: Solihull (Hybrid)
Salary:
Up to £55,000
Robert Half are thrilled to be searching for a European Finance Analyst to join a dynamic and ambitious Corporate Service Centre dedicated to delivering insightful, timely financial analysis and partnering closely with our US parent company. This is your opportunity to contribute directly to financial excellence and continuous process improvement across our European operations.
Role Summary
We're seeking a proactive and meticulous finance professional either newly qualified or in final stages of qualification to drive robust corporate accounting and treasury processes. You will deliver high-quality financial insights, manage PeopleSoft operations, and support internal controls while collaborating across multiple teams and jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
* Generate accurate and actionable management reporting and analysis in both local currency and USD.
* Oversee treasury activities, including cash, equity, and debt analysis.
* Prepare tax-related calculations and reviews.
* Conduct monthly expense reviews, trend analysis, and forecasting; challenge variances and discuss insights with local CSCs, field teams, and International Reporting.
* Coordinate timely approval and filing of statutory financial reports and ensure accuracy in statutory accounts and notes.
* Maintain PeopleSoft processes and ensure seamless system checks and month-end operations to support local offices.
* Monitor and control provisions and risk reserves, collaborating with other departments.
* Manage fixed asset ledger tasks including timely creation of depreciation and asset journals.
* Perform monthly lease accounting analysis under local and US GAAP.
* Reconcile and analyse balance sheet and profit & loss accounts, quarterly.
* Build strong working relationships with European finance teams to understand, probe, and validate data and variances.
* Continuously evaluate and improve processes to design and implement "model" workflows across locations.
* Partner with the Corporate Accounting Manager to maintain effective internal controls, aligned with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
* Provide backup support for team functions and address ad-hoc management requests.
Who You Are
* A Finalist or newly qualified accountant (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA).
* Knowledge of US GAAP
* Adept in core accounting concepts, and skilled in handling sensitive financial information.
* Proficient in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP) and Word.
* Strong communicator able to engage effectively at all levels, with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
* Keen attention to detail in a fast-paced, evolving business environment.
* Capable of managing multiple priorities with minimal supervision and delivering results on time.
* A motivated self-starter who proactively seeks improvement opportunities with a "can-do" spirit.
* Ambitious, eager to grow and continuously develop professionally.
* Foreign language proficiency is a plus not compulsory.
Interested to find out more? Please reach out