About Our Client
A globally recognisable retail brand
Job Description
· Coordinate the quarterly forecast submissions for Business Technology capital - ensuring high quality financial information, challenged appropriately, approval from Engineering & Technology Director and delivered in accordance with agreed timetable.
· Submissions of all project funding requests ensuring financials are complete with a robust business case.
· To have a broad awareness on each of the projects within the portfolio, on what the project is about and why we are doing it, rather than a focus only on the financials.
· To be the first point of call for any project finance queries from the Project Team and to be actively sought for your advice and opinion.
· Lead monthly project finance reviews with Project Management, understanding any over/underspends to forecast and future risks/opportunities to forecast.
· Consolidate project information from across the portfolio to provide timely analysis and recommendations to FBP Group Support & Technology, Head of PMO and Engineering & Technology Director on performance and risk at the Portfolio level to support effective planning & decision making.
· Delivery of accurate information on a timely basis to multiple Finance stakeholders, to include: provision of monthly capital additions and variance analysis to the fixed asset team, payroll re-class journals from P&L to capital projects and preparation of supporting data to satisfy year-end audit.
· Define robust and auditable ways of working that support sound project budgetary control and consistent financial information for reporting and decision making across the portfolio.
· Working with FBPs in monitoring progress vs. budget on the revenue impacts of project implementation and managing risks as they occur.
· Undertake continuous improvement of project budget control.
The Successful Applicant
Minimum level of education or qualifications
* Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with minimum post 2 years qualification experience
Essential Skills
* Strong business partnering skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels across the business.
* Applied knowledge of Project Accounting best practices and appropriate capital costs in line with Accounting Standards.
* Must be able to provide analysis and insight at the detailed level, e.g. project schedule level, and at the more strategic level e.g. portfolio.
* Experience in supporting Project & Programme Managers preferable
* Excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as ability to present and explain information in a way that establishes rapport, persuades others and gains understanding. Ability to summarise detail whilst still retaining key point.
* Ability to 'bring the numbers to life' for non-Finance customers
* Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
* Proficient use of all Microsoft Office applications is required
* Strong customer focus and ability to manage expectations is required
What's on Offer
A competitive salary and benefits package
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