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Elevation Accountancy and Finance are delighted to be working with a fantastic business in the Wakefield area as they look for a Graduate Assistant Accountant to join their team on a full time, permanent basis.
Responsibilities
- Deliver timely, accurate and consistent MI which provides a lead indicator view and drives performance improvement
- Analyse financial performance giving insight into key variances
- Assist in the development and implementation of new management information as required
- Be able to analyse and distil large amounts of data to identify key issues and opportunities
- Support the delivery of monthly financial performance packs including KPI reportingÂ
- Prepare the acceptance reporting each month for distribution to external partners
- Prepare the WIP calculation each month for review by the Commercial Finance Manager
- Robust understanding of key business performance measures
- Distil and present financial data relevant to stakeholders at various levels including Senior Manager
- Ensure the Financial Planning & Analysis team deliver an excellent level of customer service
- Perform to a high level in a target orientated environment
- To undertake any other tasks as deemed relevant and reasonable by the business
Person Specification:
- Strong data manipulation and Excel skills, with the ability to interpret large amounts of information and translate to useful analysis
- Excellent attention to detail, ensures work is robust and appropriately presented to senior stakeholders
- Inquisitive, challenges the status quo, doesn’t take information at face value and questions appropriately
- Demonstrates a high level of learning agility; resourceful and able to gather information quickly
- Flexible and able to work under pressure to strict deadlines, effectively prioritising workload
- Ability to act on own initiative exercising personal and professional judgement to involve others as appropriate
If this looks like a role of interest then please apply now!
