Sector: Accounts - Professional Services
Location: Central London
Type: Permanent
Ref: BBBH62239_1614333955
Salary: Up to £60000.00 per annum + Salary package/leading benefits
My client is an imaging and electronics company with emphasis on career development, this is a role where you can excel within a fast-paced environment and succeed within a thriving organisation.
My client is recruiting for a Group Financial Analyst based in London to assist in the preparation of internal and external financial reports, monthly Board reports and other ad hoc analysis for Senior Management.
Benefits include a competitive salary package and Industry leading benefits.
Aspects of the role:
- Working in the European regional Head Office (London)
- Regional turnover of €3 billion across 38 operating companies and 100 reporting entities
- Advanced systems and reporting timescales, with focus on understanding and interpreting results, and process improvement
- Work with operations team to identify business issues facing the operating companies
- Work closely with the operating company senior finance staff
Analysis
- Analysis of the reported results of the group's subsidiaries to ensure integrity and understanding.
- Understand, correct and explain irregularities in data submissions from those subsidiaries, monitor material variances from Budget and performance against forecast on an ongoing basis
- Hold monthly calls with the Finance Director of each subsidiary to understand the performance and any financial accounting or system issues that they are facing, and assist in resolving them.
- Review the Group's annual budget and long-term planning submissions, as well as monthly forecasts.
- Participate in financial and operational reviews of Group operating companies so that Group development and control requirements are met.
- Discussion of analysis with members of the finance team as part of monthly meetings, with involvement from other business functions.
Reporting to the EMEA Board of Directors
- Prepare the monthly board pack for the EMEA Board of Directors with analysis of performance of the group's subsidiaries, highlighting any key risks or issues.
- Prepare monthly report of subsidiaries forecasts, and weekly forecast updates, including analysis of significant variances to budget or prior forecasts.
- Prepare flash revenue report, investigating any significant variances with the subsidiary finance teams.
Financial Accounting
- Become the key contact for the allocated subsidiaries, for accounting or other reporting systems questions.
- Provide support for the research, evaluation and reporting of technical accounting issues so that the Group meets all reporting requirements.
- Assist in the preparation of working papers for the audit team and liaise with them concerning technical or audit issues.
Business Intelligence and Consolidated Reporting Systems
- Expert user of Hyperion, with ability to develop complex reports to support analysis and meet ad hoc requests from senior management
- Advanced user of Dashboard and Data Warehouse tools, including COGNOS and PowerBI
Miscellaneous
- Lead value add projects to comply with the changing needs of the Group
- Periodic presentation of Group results to Head Office employees
The ideal candidate will have:
- ACA or similar international accounting qualification, with relevant experience
- Ability to communicate effectively across international functions and departments, both orally and in writing, with all levels of staff including internal & operating company senior management
- Ability to give presentations to both Management staff and key members of staff in the operating companies
- Structured approach to analysis and reporting, with a focus on process improvement and adding value
- Experience of IFRS, particularly: IFRS15 for SaaS business, good understanding of IFRS16 Leases, IFRS 9 Financial Instruments concepts
- Advanced data analysis and presentation skills
This is an excellent opportunity to join a global company where you can build on your experience.
