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Technical Skills Should be well versed in MS Office Should have Advance MS Excel skills (including power query) Soft Skills Excellent communication skills (should be able to communicate well with UK, US or APAC counterparts) Excellent problem solving and analytical skills Willing to be flexible with shift work Should be a self-starter Good team player Person specification Must be comfortable working in UK or APAC working hours Must be able to work in a fast-paced team environment to meet deadlines Must be able to analyze, communicate, facilitate, prioritize, escalate, and resolve issues Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills Analytical and creative bent of mind with proactive approach to business problem solving Responsibilities Month-End Support: Assist the Finance Manager with month-end overhead results, maintaining daily reporting files, and preparing various journals to finalise the monthly P&L. Compliance and Accuracy: Ensure transactions comply with audit requirements, maintain accurate documentation, and manage cost center mappings. Invoice Tracking: Keep a monthly tracker for third-party costs and resolve issues with purchase orders and invoicing errors. Purchase Orders: Request purchase orders for finance and group overheads, and maintain a relevant tracker. Reporting and Analysis: Support monthly functional reporting, variance analysis, and assist with budget/forecast preparation. Periodic Finance Activities: Handle tasks like worker costing allocation corrections, cost center creations, work closely with Shared service center on variety of activities Documentation and Process Improvement: Document processes, update them when improvements are made, and provide support for year-end audits. Stakeholder Engagement: Meet stakeholder expectations, participate in decision-making meetings, and manage purchase orders for finance and group overheads. Support the Finance Manager in the delivery of month end overhead results within the timeline requested. Maintaining Daily Reporting file for month end Prepare and post various prepayment, accrual and reclass journals in order to finalise the monthly P&L Ensure accuracy and compliance of the transactions with regard to audit compliance, back up calculations/documentation, cost centre/service line mappings, chart of accounts etc. Maintain a monthly invoice tracker of the overhead function third party costs Follow up with PTP and business partners to resolve any issues with incomplete purchase orders and invoicing errors identified as part of the monthly review. Support the Finance Manager with monthly functional reporting and variance analysis of staff costs and third party spend levels against budget/forecast. Process various periodic finance activities for example, capitalization, Worker costing allocation corrections, Cost Center creations etc. Assist Finance Manager in the preparation of budget/forecast, loading and maintaining accurate data in Adaptive Insights tool. Ensure process are documented and updated when improvements are implemented. Meet the stakeholder expectations and participate in all decision making/review meetings. Provide supporting documents for year-end audit as required. Request Purchase Orders (for Finance and Group Overheads) and maintain relevant tracker. Responsibilities 5+ years’ experience in Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis A bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. Experience and expertise in effectively using financial accounting tools such as Workday, Adaptive Insights is a plus. Knowledge & awareness of statutory compliances and updates Must have extremely strong MS Excel skills. Strong understanding of strategic business processes Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving aptitude Financial modelling expertise is a plus. Analyze current and past financial data and performance. Identify trends in financial performance and provide recommendations for improvement. Provide financial models and Budgeting & Forecasting Preparation of monthly Forecast report and Variance analysis report Coordinate with other members of the finance team to review financial information and forecasts. Prepare or deliver monthly client related operational P&L account and Balance sheet activity. Support Stakeholder by giving required information regarding business and other updates. Meet the stakeholder expectations and participate to all decision making/review meetings. Design templates and data collection to prepare the ad-hoc management reporting requirements. Prepare summary presentations to support the management decision making process.
