- Managing the month end process, including preparing, analysing, and reporting monthly results and other financial reports to Senior Finance Management, with commentary on current business performance, including key drivers of variances to budget, forecast and prior year actuals.
- Participate in monthly close calls to ensure clear understanding of close results position.
- Support in the preparation and consolidation of annual budgets and forecasts for senior leadership review, involvement in strategic planning exercises and a clear understanding of keys assumptions and drivers.
- Produce weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports in collaboration with regional finance teams.
- Produce analysis and monthly reporting on working capital management for senior finance management review.
- Utilise, manage, and become an expert on SAP and BPC budgeting system and reporting suite.
- Partner with regional finance and operations teams to support their requirements.
- Support the business with any requests from senior finance management and the group.
- Take a pro-active approach to identify and drive process and report improvements, including data quality, governance, and creation of new reports.
- Respond to requests for financial information from internal colleagues and external parties (auditors, shareholders, financial institutions, etc)
- Participate in various ad hoc projects as required.
- A qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA), part-qualified will be considered depending on experience.
- Experience of financial planning & analysis in a complex organisation
- SAP, BPC reporting experience is preferred
- Excellent MS Excel skills
- Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail
- Proactive and highly organised
- Strong inter-personal, communication and influencing skills
- Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships
- Ability to respond to changing demands and can prioritise work effectively
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Competitive salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
- Hybrid and flexible working
- Study support to pursue accountancy CIMA / ACCA qualification
- Healthcare scheme
- A Self Invested Personal Pension Scheme
- Holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
- Discounts on various products and services
- Employee assistance programme for employee wellbeing
- Life assurance
- Group Income Protection
- Voluntary benefits – dental cover, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, wellbeing, and digital GP apps.
International FP&A Business Partner - London, United Kingdom - Sedgwick
Description
Taking care of people is at the heart of everything we do, and we start by taking care of you, our valued colleague. A career at Sedgwick means experiencing our culture of caring. It means having flexibility and time for all the things that are important to you. It's an opportunity to do something meaningful, each and every day. It's having support for your mental, physical, financial and professional needs. It means sharpening your skills and growing your career. And it means working in an environment that celebrates diversity and is fair and inclusive.
A career at Sedgwick is where passion meets purpose to make a positive impact on the world through the people and organizations we serve. If you are someone who is driven to make a difference, who enjoys a challenge and above all, if you're someone who cares, there's a place for you here. Join us and contribute to Sedgwick being a great place to work.
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The International FP&A Business Partner position is responsible for coordinating the financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities across the international region. The role acts as the key FP&A business partner to the regional finance management teams of business units in over 30 countries, as well as the executive global leadership team, making it a highly visible role within the company.
Reporting to the International FP&A Director, this position will support monthly P&L analysis, annual budgets, periodic forecasts (incl. cash flow forecasts), providing variance analysis and commentary, as well as closely partnering with both senior finance management as well as frontline regional finance management teams to ensure all critical inputs are delivered timely to feed into the International financial planning and analysis cycle.
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Working at Sedgwick
Our company is a place where creative and caring people of all backgrounds can be challenged, grow as individuals, and feel a higher purpose in the unique value they bring and the difference they make in the lives of others. We celebrate our differences; cultivating uniqueness and belonging allows us to connect with our consumers on a personal level, understand our clients' needs, support the communities in which we operate, and perform at our best.
We are passionate and understanding about our colleagues – so we have built flexibility into our colleague working model. If you wish to work from home, split your working time between the home and office or change your hours so you can collect your children or care for someone in your family, we're supportive of that. As a flexible employer, we're happy to discuss options that take into consideration your personal needs for this position during your interview.
Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Sedgwick retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.