Senior Financial Operations Analyst

Senior Financial Operations Analyst, Watford, Hertfordshire (Hybrid working) £45- £50kpa plus benefits Our client, a global retailer with a brilliant reputation, are looking to bring on board a Senior Finance Operations Analyst, on a permanent basis. The Senior Retail Finance Operations Analyst is a member of the EU Sales audit team looking after all stores and Ecommerce activities in Europe and responsible for ensuring that Sales, Cash/Credit card settlements and Accounts receivable are completely and accurately accounted for and reported in the financial reporting. The Senior Analyst takes part into multiple projects as the Retail environment evolves constantly and as new stores open-up, new payment methods are developed, new partnerships with payment providers are signed, etc.Key Duties:-* Partner with other Sales audit team member(s) in the investigation and escalation of issues and/or differences flagged as part of the reconciliation process between Sales data and Cash & Credit card settlements.* Escalate and coordinate investigations with internal and external partners.* Perform reviews and regular checks around completeness of data loaded in the reconciliation system and drive resolution.* Track, monitor and report on the Key performance indicators for the areas of responsibilities (ageing, auto-match rate, variances created). Put actions in place to improve metrics or address deviations from target.* Report regularly to Manager regarding potential write-offs and partner with other team members to resolve aged differences.*Provide support on month-end close activities for the areas of responsibilities: journal entries, balance sheet accounts reconciliations, analytical, Rec Sheet reviews, etc.* Prepare the accrual for Credit card fees for all EU stores and partner with FP&A to investigate unexpected movements and/or variances to forecast.* Act as subject matter expert for all accounting-related matters and be the first point of contact for internal partners on these topics: FP&A, Accounting teams, P&D, etc.* Assess the accounting implications of each new project, enhancement or redesign of processes and validate accounting set-up before implementation.* Coordinate the collection of documents and responses for both external and internal auditors.* Identify and drive process improvements and opportunities for automation and enhancements.* Identify best practices for store operations and partner with store managers to drive changes and implementation across EU.The successful candidate will have a strong finance and accounting background, with a strong proficiency level in Microsoft excel. Candidates can be part qualified, newly qualified and those with demonstrable experience will also be considered. AGY - Vitae Financial RecruitmentWe Exist To Be Different - Membership NOT Registration