financial analyst contract

Summary: The Financial Analyst role involves maintaining ledger integrity through the preparation of reports, monitoring accounting errors, and supporting various financial functions. The position requires collaboration with Operations and Product Control teams to resolve issues and improve processes. Additionally, the analyst will be responsible for preparing MIS reports and ensuring timely submissions across finance operations. This contract position is based in London and offers a competitive daily rate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare key Control & Suspense MIS reports and follow up on outstanding balances to ensure these are cleared in a timely manner
• Monitor and clear sub-ledger Accounting error queue (where entries can't post to an account) in a timely manner.
• Support the Ledger Maintenance function by opening certain sub-branches, transits and accounts within the general ledger and sub-ledgers
• Support and assist with the setup of trading books, business units and customers.
• Liaise with Operations and Product Control teams to resolve issues promptly
• Prepare monthly ledger accounts Attestation summaries for accounts under ownership
• Maintain HO reporting deliverables schedule to ensure timely submissions across Finance Data Analyst
• Analyze processes, gather requirements, look for solutions to improve and see through the implementation of these solutions.
• Interpret data using careful business-grounded logic and analytics techniques to test controls, find exceptions, and discover insights and trends.
• Support the maintenance of existing or built processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve and streamline current processes
• Ensuring adequate documentation of processes and procedures are maintained
• Prepare and distribute daily and monthly MIS and KPIs reports, key account and inter-systems reconciliations including subledger to main Ledger and intergroup cash. Liaise with counterparts within Product Control and Operations (BCS) to investigate and clear breaks in a timely manner. Ensure the integrity of these reports by raising IT tickets where necessary.
• Ad hoc projects and tasks as required.

Key Skills:

• Experience in financial analysis and ledger maintenance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in preparing MIS reports and financial documentation
• Ability to interpret data and identify trends
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Knowledge of accounting principles and practices
• Experience with financial software and tools
• Attention to detail and accuracy in reporting

Salary (Rate): £525 per day

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance