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Financial Reporting Analyst

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, Gloucestershire, Cheltenham
Salary
£40000 - £45000 per annum
Closing date
May 23, 2019

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Job Role
Finance Data Analyst
Sector
Manufacturing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Fantastic opportunity for Financial Reporting Analyst to join a newly created finance team within a global manufacturing brand. Use your technical background in a commercial manner to drive the business forward and advise of strategy.

Client Details

Our client is a global manufacturer with a reputation for excellence based in the Cheltenham area.

Description

The Financial Reporting Analyst will:

  • Build relationships with and be the primary point of contact for Finance Managers, helping them meet group financial reporting requirements
  • Ensure key financial reporting deadlines are met to the highest level of accuracy and reliability, specifically monthly and quarterly set reporting schedules
  • Work with operating companies on all financial submissions helping them to ensure that accurate and reliable financial data is submitted into ERP system
  • Challenge inconsistent results, checking accuracy and reliability and flagging concerns
  • Understand and support the use of the financial reconciliation tool, making sure the flow of data though the various steps is accurate from start to finish
  • Promote the use of ERP at an Op Co level, adding value to the finance managers and their Operating Units
  • Own and deliver the weekly orders, sales and forecast report on-time and without error
  • Design/develop new and innovative ways of checking the accuracy of data submitted from multiple sources
  • Show overall improvement in key financial data quality via reconciliation, validations and checks, allowing us to present more accurate reports to the finance community
  • Become the expert on how key metric calculations are performed by learning the rules, validate and enforcing consistency
  • Identify needs and deliver training within the Finance Manager community
  • Work closely with the central finance team to resolve reporting issues, correct submission mistakes and provide support in use of the ERP suite of tools
  • Make sure that Group Information procedures are followed to ensure data integrity at all times
  • Make recommendations on how to improve existing reports and processes to align with business requirements
  • Profile

    • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
    • Intermediate/Advance Excel skills
    • Previous experience using ERP systems advantageous (desirable)
    • Relevant industry experience (desirable)

    Job Offer

    Competitive basic + Flexible working & additional benefits

    Company

    Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

    We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

    Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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