Financial Planning & Reporting Analyst
Location: Harpenden, UK
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000
Our Client is in search of a Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst (FP&RA) to play a pivotal role in the development of the company's Finance department. The FP&RA will collaborate closely with the VP of Finance & the leadership team to ensure the company meets statutory financial timelines and supports the development of internal compliant processes.
Responsibilities:
Management
- Develop and oversee financial accounting policies and protocols collaboratively for all entities within the group.
- Be prepared to recruit additional accountants with various specialisms over the coming years, drawing on a knowledge base in the interim.
- Supervise and participate in financial accounting operations including AP, AR, fixed assets, general ledger, audit preparation, accounting policies, and statutory reporting.
Transactions
- Ensure all financial transactions are properly processed.
- Perform payroll processing.
- Conduct bank reconciliations and Intercompany reconciliations.
- Manage tax filings and VAT claims.
- Support the development of fraud detection protocols.
- Monitor transactions for compliance and anti-corruption policies.
- Reporting
- Prepare monthly and annual financial accounts to IFRS standards at the company and group levels.
- Prepare documentation supporting the chart of accounts, including appropriate dimensions per account, while also making any approved amendments.
- Coordinate with internal and external providers for the preparation of annual audited accounts.
Audit, Risk & Compliance
- Comply with statutory reporting requirements, tax filings, and VAT reclaims.
- Report fraud, reporting errors, and other inconsistencies for further investigation.
- Manage compliance with group transfer pricing policies.
- Systems
- Assist in the ongoing implementation and operation of the full-service group ERP system (Dynamics365) in both the UK and global subsidiary companies.
- Be fully conversant in Microsoft Tools, especially Excel.
- Utilize business intelligence tools to analyze and report financial information, e.g., KPI reporting to Power BI.
Continuous Improvement
- Monitor and evaluate changes in law, accounting standards, and best practices related to financial accounting, risk, and compliance.
- Influence other members of the management team towards nurturing an ethical culture.
Experience/ Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in accounting, business, economics, or finance.
- Chartered accountant qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) - not critical as experience considered.
- Necessary: Hands-on experience in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Balance Sheet Reconciliations, and Bank Reconciliations.
- Necessary: Experience of managing and consolidating accounts across multiple geographies/group accounts.
- Necessary: Detailed knowledge of IFRS standards.
- Necessary: Comfortable with new software and IT systems.
- Necessary: Experience using full-service ERP systems e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics.
- Desirable: Hands-on experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Desirable: Experience of participating in the implementation of ERP systems.
- Desirable: Experience of dimensions and multi-dimension reporting.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working 2 days from home.
- Pension scheme & Empolyee and employer contribution
- 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Private Healthcare