Interim Finance Analyst - Birmingham, United Kingdom - JSS Search Limited

JSS Search Limited

Verified Company

Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

JSS have partnered with a Global tech business who are looking for an interim finance analyst to join their team on an initial 6-months FTC

Responsibilities:

Take ownership of business activity reporting for certain financial statement line items and entities, including driving timely and accurate delivery of inputs from the wider business and more junior team members
Provide coaching and support to more junior team members in the team
Perform reconciliations and post journal entries to ensure all transactions and balances are recorded accurately, timely, and are supportable; review of more junior team members' work may also be required
Proactively help drive the close in accordance with the monthend timetable, and work with teams to streamline and standardise monthend processes
Deliver work of a high standard and ensure thorough selfreview to ensure all transactions and balances are recorded accurately and timely (right first time)
Support the Managers with the preparation of monthly statutory entity packs (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow) and quarterly Board packs, by providing insightful commentary and analysis for financial statement line items and entities for which you are responsible
Support on the preparation of local regulatory/ compliance/ tax / year end statutory reporting and financial statements for review by the Managers
Seek to constantly improve and implement best practice
Support on ad hoc projects (e.g. transformation, process improvement).

Requirements:

Currently studying towards or a recently qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA accountant (or equivalent), with demonstrable experience in industry;
Good academics (min 2:1) with strong A levels / equivalent;
Must have IFRS experience (with US GAAP and SOX experience beneficial);
Selfmotivated and resilient, able to work in a fastpaced & dynamic environment and deal with ambiguity;
Continuous improvement mindset with high attention to detail and a passion for transformation and resolving issues;
Team player and motivator;
Deadline driven with a focus on "no surprises";
Collaborative, proactive and able to work across teams in Finance (and beyond) to drive deliverables and process improvement;
Good communicator and fluent in English (written & oral);
Strong Excel skills; and
Knowledge of NetSuite or comparable general ledger system preferred.