Job Description

This includes needing excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to win the respect and trust of colleagues and customers as you will be working closely with a variety of internal stakeholders including;

*Finance Business Partners
*Business Directors
*Operations Team
*Regional Finance Team
*Internal & External Auditors

Main Responsibilities include:

*Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis for specific portfolio of contracts.
*Working closely with the Directors and Operations team, prepare monthly rolling forecasts
*Prepare annual budget and strategic plan submission
*Ad hoc financial analysis to support the business.
*Assist with internal reporting to Region and external client reporting requirements.
*Detailed review of aged debt and accrued income to ensure Group policy on provisioning is being adhered to and to ensure business is taking action to maximise cash flow
*Develop a detailed understanding of the portfolio. Ensure that judgements made are robust, supportable and will pass audit.
*Attend business meetings with the Directors & Senior Management and provide appropriate challenges in order to build knowledge and identify areas of risk
*Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all contracts, ensuring sufficient evidence available for audit.
*Liaise with Group internal audit and external auditors, ensuring audit deliverables and queries resolved in a timely manner.
*Review financial controls and processes used by the business.
*Ensure relevant balance sheet accounts are well maintained and properly controlled

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities