Group Finance Analyst

Our client, a private equity backed business growing at an accelerated rate are seeking a Part/Qualified Group Finance Analyst to join them on a permanent basis.

As the Group Finance Analyst, you will play a key and diverse role within the Group Finance function, supporting the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and the Group Financial Controller with management information reporting, management accounting, finance operations and treasury.

Duties as the Group Finance Analyst but not limited to:

• Ownership of the month-end process for the Group, including the upload and review and entity trial balances and the consolidation of the Group.
• Responsible for monthly deliverables, both internal and external, including P&L, Cash Flow & KPI reporting, as well as Net Debt schedules
• Support the wider Group, Head of FP&A and Group CFO with the forecast, budget and long-range planning cycles
• Project work and collaborating with external consultants as required, including integration of Adaptive Insights with local accounting software (e.g. Sage 50, Sage 200)
• Assist with the production of monthly management accounts for central entities (P&L, BS, CFS, KPIs)
• Help prepare bi-weekly payment runs ensuring accurate and timely payments made to all suppliers.
• Maintain cashflow forecasts for all centrally controlled entities working with multiple currencies (GBP/EUR/USD/ BRL).
• Support in the Groups Treasury management processes, including reviewing and analysing cashflow forecasts for the Group.
• Prepare monthly prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, provisions, and other relevant P&L / BS schedules to a high standard and post monthly journals.

Experience, skills and qualification required as the Group Finance Analyst:

• CIMA, ACA, CA or ACCA Part Qualified / Qualified
• Working as either a financial/management accountant or analyst in a Group Finance environment, undertaking both reporting tasks and financial operations tasks
• Experience of building and maintaining complex Microsoft Excel models
• Experience of Finance BI or consolidation software (Adaptive Insights preferrable)
• Experience of working in fast paced environment
• Experience of acquisitions and integrations
• Understand underlying business drivers behind trends and variances