Finance Manager
Location: Edinburgh / Hybrid – 6‑month contract. Day rate £430 via Umbrella Company.
My client powers businesses of all sizes to make, take and manage payments. They are a global leader in financial technology with unique capabilities to power omni‑commerce, helping customers become more efficient, more secure and more successful.
We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities and more.
Responsibilities
* Deliver month‑end timetable including Flash, actuals and balance sheet attestation, and all external deliverables such as FLA returns and VAT returns.
* Oversee finance analysts who perform daily control and review activity.
* Support the Finance Manager with key deliverables, ensuring the ledger is complete and accurate, reducing key‑person dependencies and driving forward issue resolution.
* Contribute to governance, legal entity and risk packs, focusing on strengthening controls and reviewing them regularly.
* Collaborate closely with a large number of internal teams, including other finance teams and CB Finance business partner teams (primarily in London and Bristol).
* When required, liaise with Accounting Policy, Divisional Business and Operations teams, Finance Platform colleagues, and internal or external auditors.
Daily Duties
* Perform complex data processing using established procedures and test new procedures for potential improvements.
* Track budgets and bring variances to the attention of senior colleagues while working within established budgeting systems.
* Work independently to collate and analyse data using pre‑determined tools, methods and formats.
* Organise and prepare complex documents using multiple computer applications (e.g. Microsoft Office) and summarise data for special reports.
* Track progress and report variances to senior colleagues within established finance systems.
* Develop personal capabilities using formal and informal training opportunities, and coach others as required.
* Deliver prescribed outcomes within established procedures; help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships using client systems and protocols.
* Support internal customers to ensure their needs are met and help senior colleagues manage client relationships.
* Identify shortcomings in existing processes, systems and procedures, and use established change‑management programmes to deliver outcomes or provide support services.
Skills and Background
* Qualified or part‑qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) – preferred.
* Proven experience in financial control, month‑end close, balance sheet substantiation and external reporting (e.g. VAT and regulatory returns).
* Experience overseeing or reviewing work performed by finance analysts, ensuring strong controls and accurate ledgers.
* Strong analytical skills, with the ability to track budgets, investigate variances and interpret complex financial data.
* Experience operating within a large, regulated or financial services environment, with a strong governance and risk mindset.
* Confident stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to collaborate across Finance, Business, Operations and Audit teams.
* Advanced Excel and Microsoft Office skills, with experience using core finance systems.
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