Job Description

* Co-ordinating our month-end close process with our Global Office entities
* Consolidation and analysis of our Group financial performance, including completing a monthly narrative for our Executive team and Holdings Board (quarterly).
* Manage the coordination of our budget process, including ownership for budget templates and prior year comparisons.
* Trusted adviser to the Executive team on key functional spend, including dashboard implementation and KPI analysis.
* Implementation of global rolling forecast process.
* Continuous improvement of variance / trend analysis, with associated corrective action planning.
* Drive non-Strategic Programme functional cost forecasting as an element of the monthly / quarterly / rolling group forecast process.
* Drive the reduction of all non-value-add activity.
* Document and formalise finance processes, controls, timetables and responsibilities.
* Partner across the business to assist in the creation of the monthly management accounts.
* Recommending and driving change to optimise financial performance.
* Contribute to Strategic Programme initiatives as required.

Job Offer

Highly competitive basic salary and package

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

* A professional Accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ICAS or equivalent). * A good track record of financial business partnering with executive teams and senior management. * Advanced Excel modelling skills (complex formulas). * Extensive Finance systems experience would be advantageous (ERP and reporting tools). * Strong experience of working in a customer-focused environment. * Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to achieve buy-in from various stakeholders and collaboration of other team members. * The ability to consume / manipulate large amounts of information and articulate back to stakeholders in a clear manner * Problem solving, questioning mind-set always thinking about continuous improvement. * Organised and able to plan to ensure delivery within agreed time frames.