The Opportunity
A large, international organisation is looking for a qualified Finance Business Partner to join its Financial Planning & Analysis and Management Accounts team on a 15-month fixed term contract.
You will play a central part in the group's annual budget and quarterly reforecasts, from reviewing departmental submissions through to helping write the group management reports.
You will partner with budget holders across a range of technical and operational functions, analyse performance against budget, and present findings to senior management.
It will suit a recently or newly qualified accountant who wants broad exposure to group-level planning and reporting in a fast-paced, high-profile environment, and who enjoys working closely with non-finance colleagues.
Budgeting and reforecasting
- Contribute to the consolidated annual budget and cash flow forecast for the group
- Help produce the quarterly reforecasts using the latest available information
- Assist with writing the group budget and reforecast management reports
- Review departmental submissions, resolving discrepancies with preparers and budget holders
- Support colleagues across the business in preparing their budgets
- Update the general ledger with budget and forecast data, and manage the transition to each new financial year, including chart of accounts updates and rolling forward reports
Month-end and reporting
- Complete elements of the month-end process, including variance analysis, month-end adjustments and reviewing for mis-postings or mistimed transactions
- Help produce regular management reports and meet with managers to discuss performance
- Analyse group and divisional budgets and forecasts against prior year and prior quarter
- Prepare financial reports and present them to senior management
Partnering and improvement
- Partner with budget holders to control expenditure in line with approved budgets and forecasts
- Evaluate and advise on the financial implications of potential projects and investment decisions
- Review and improve existing financial processes, procedures and reports
- Provide ad hoc financial information to senior management and support team projects
Essential
- ACA or CIMA qualified
- A strong degree from a well-regarded university, with a record of excellent academic achievement
- Experience of budget and forecast preparation
- Experience of month-end preparation and management reporting
- Experience analysing actual performance against budget and forecast, and turning it into meaningful insight
- Strong analytical and financial reporting skills, with a solid grounding in accounting principles
- Advanced Excel
- Good written and verbal communication skills, able to build relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
- Excellent attention to detail, and comfortable working to tight deadlines as part of a team or on your own initiative
- Living within a comfortable commute of the North West Kent / South East London border, as the role is predominantly office based
Desirable
- Experience with Power BI and/or Power Query
What's on offer
- Circa £65k
- Bonus
- Hybrid working
- Company benefits package