Financial Reporting, Planning and Analysis - London, United Kingdom - Saffery Champness

Saffery Champness

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis Administration role is responsible for managing and administering key elements of the firm's Practice Management System, including timesheets, WIP, overtime, and client & matter records.

In addition to the core deliverables, the role will support the Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis team in the production of ad-hoc analysis on a variety of financial and performance areas.

Duties and responsibilities

The Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis Administrator will be expected to perform the following tasks:

Responsible for timesheet and WIP administration and processing of adjustments in the Practice Management System.
Practice Management System super user, providing support across the firm for timesheets, WIP and overall use of the Practice Management System.
Responsible for creating, managing and administering user accounts in the Practice Management System.
Responsible for overtime administration and processing in the Practice Management System.
Play a key role in driving data accuracy & integrity and driving correct use of firm's systems and data hierarchies, for example client partners and matter types.
Responsible for ensuring accurate recording of client and matter data in the Practice Management System, with accurate categorisations.
Supervise and control the chasing of missing timesheets, ensuring that monthend close processes can occur in a timely manner.
Supervise and control the chasing of overtime forms, ensuring accurate submission in line with monthly payroll deadlines.

The team:

The Finance team consists of 19 people and is split into three main functions: Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis, Financial Operations and Financial Control.

This role would sit in the Financial Reporting, Planning & Analysis Team.

You:

Will be able to use Excel to an intermediate level including formulae, data interrogation and pivot tables.
Financially literate and have experience of extracting and analysing data.
High levels of attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
Exceptional communication skills at all levels and able to adapt style to different stakeholder groups.
Energetic, highly motivated, and proactive.
Highly organised, able to forward plan and put together timetables to achieve key deliverables.
Ability to work under pressure and to be able to juggle multiple, competing priorities.
Possessing a continuous improvement mindset, always curious to consider different or better approaches to processes or problems.
High personal integrity and openness combined with commitment to excellent levels of service.
Demonstrating a high level of credibility and ability to participate in working relationships with external parties including key suppliers of systems, auditors, and other advisors.

Reward & Benefits

A 35hour working week with flexibility around the core hours of 10am4pm
Agile working policy giving you the option to work from home for up to 3 days per week.
Paid overtime or time off in lieu.
25 days annual leave. After 5 years' service, the entitlement will be increased by 1 day.
In addition, employees are entitled to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday a year
Contributory pension scheme (The firm will contribute 5% of salary on a matched basis with employee from their date of joining)
Life assurance cover of 4 x annual salary,
Working from home allowance of £25 a month.
Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan that runs from October to September each year. The scheme enables staff to share in the profits of the firm. Payment is usually c£1,000. Paid in December.
New client referral scheme. Members of staff introducing a new client to the firm, have the potential to receive a referral payment of up to 10% of the first year's total fees.
Staff have access to health assessments, cancer screenings and health cash plans through the flexible benefits programme.
Access to a number of additional benefits with preferential rates under the flexible benefit programme, health cash plans, health screening/GP support, critical illness cover, dental and travel insurance, Techscheme, Cyclescheme, Gymflex and a Workplace ISA.
Paid travel expenses when working at offices other than your contracted office.
Saffery Champness is committed to being a fully inclusive employer and have a huge focus on ED&I. Upon joining the firm, you will have the opportunity to join a number of people network groups as well as be a part of the growing ED&I network.