Assistant Manager Finance

Role & responsibilities

Supporting the Divisional Finance team in providing analytical insight into business performance with the following:

• Preparation of monthly Flash, including External Revenue, Profit & Free Cash Flow variance analysis vs. budget/prior year, commenting on material drivers
• Monthly revenue analysis and review of revenue categorisation
• Consolidation of Risks & Opportunities for the division
• Preparation of analysis of Working Capital, Capex and Provisions
• Ownership of divisional overhead cost centres, includes review and challenge of transactions, monthly reconciliations and preparation of multiyear forecasts
• Support with preparation of accruals and other journals as required
• Review payroll reconciliation and provide comments on major variances against forecast
• Provide support with new or additional reporting as required, including ad-hoc analysis
• Drive Balance Sheet cleansing exercises across division to be inline with Group accounting standards and policies
• Ownership of Quarterly Returns for submission to Cabinet Office summarising composition of revenue across various government departments
• Become a go-to person for divisional restructures & related system changes
• Support coordination and analysis of the annual Business Plan and quarterly reforecasts

Champion the streamlining of existing processes and design of new reports/processes where necessary.

Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Accuracy in interpretation, analysis and reporting of data
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple deadlines
• Identify and implement process improvements
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel (XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, COUNTIF, text manipulation, data validation, pivot tables, etc.) and MS Office applications
• Proactive self-starter
• An analytical and enquiring mind with a strong attention to detail
• Innovative & problem solving
• Enjoys working in a fast paced and transformative environment

Desirable:

• Experience of working with service sector organisations
• Experience of using SAP
• Experience working in FP&A team

Knowledge & working experience of other management information software (SAP Analytics Cloud, PowerBI, etc.)