SSC Operational Finance Analyst- Liverpool
- Employer
- BDO International
- Location
- Croxteth, UK
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Oct 20, 2019
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- Job Role
- Finance Data Analyst
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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BDO LLP is an accountancy and business advisory firm, we provide integrated advice and solutions to help businesses navigate a changing world. Our clients are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy.We share our clients' ambitions and their entrepreneurial mind-set. We have the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise to help them succeed.BDO LLP operates in 17 locations across the UK, employing 5,000 people offering tax, audit and assurance, and a range of advisory services. BDO LLP has revenues of £590m and is the UK member firm of the BDO International network. The BDO global network provides business advisory services in 162 countries, with 80,000 people working out of 1,500 offices worldwide. It has revenues of $9bn. Overview This team is one of several Hubs within BDO's rapidly growing Shared Service Centre (SSC). SSC team members work internally within the business providing support to the client facing members of the firm.The Operational Finance Analyst in BDO's SSC will be required to manage multiple tasks and balancing internal and external communication are pre-requisites of this role Responsibilities This will be a challenging and rewarding role where:
• Be the primary SSC liaison with BDO finance department
• Perform monthly actual vs budget review and analysis
• Validate payroll reporting for SSC - weekly / monthly
• Deliver departmental re-forecast process
• Deliver the departmental budget working closely with operation managers and SSC head
• Validate standard pricing per SSC catalogue item on a regular basis
• Perform variance analysis on costs incurred vs cost recovery model - existing and new services
• Chargeback and journal review/approval prior to posting
• Primary contact point for pricing / billing queries from the business
• Primary contact point within SSC for any finance related queries from team-members
• Involvement in projects which will impact SSC finance model
• Deal with internal queries with colleagues and teams across BDO UK
• Provide support to other colleague teams in the SSC dependent upon seasonality of core work
• Conduct monthly 1-2-1's, along with mid/end year reviews and tracking effective objectives
• Team management of the operational support team. Requirements
• Accounting qualification desirable or qualified by experience in management accounts / decision support finance role
• Experience of performing management accounting and / or finance analysis in a mid to large sized organisation
• Prior experience of accounting within a professional services environment advantageous
• Prior experience or understanding of Shared Service Centre operations advantageous
• IT skills - strong working knowledge of MS Excel, other MS Office products and similar desktop applications.
• Well presented with a professional level of communication - both verbal and written
• Good time management, organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks with limited supervision.
• Viewed by others as a trusted advisor and advocate
• Energised, enthusiastic and results orientated
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to use own initiative and take a flexible approach.
• Management experience of a small team.
• Be the primary SSC liaison with BDO finance department
• Perform monthly actual vs budget review and analysis
• Validate payroll reporting for SSC - weekly / monthly
• Deliver departmental re-forecast process
• Deliver the departmental budget working closely with operation managers and SSC head
• Validate standard pricing per SSC catalogue item on a regular basis
• Perform variance analysis on costs incurred vs cost recovery model - existing and new services
• Chargeback and journal review/approval prior to posting
• Primary contact point for pricing / billing queries from the business
• Primary contact point within SSC for any finance related queries from team-members
• Involvement in projects which will impact SSC finance model
• Deal with internal queries with colleagues and teams across BDO UK
• Provide support to other colleague teams in the SSC dependent upon seasonality of core work
• Conduct monthly 1-2-1's, along with mid/end year reviews and tracking effective objectives
• Team management of the operational support team. Requirements
• Accounting qualification desirable or qualified by experience in management accounts / decision support finance role
• Experience of performing management accounting and / or finance analysis in a mid to large sized organisation
• Prior experience of accounting within a professional services environment advantageous
• Prior experience or understanding of Shared Service Centre operations advantageous
• IT skills - strong working knowledge of MS Excel, other MS Office products and similar desktop applications.
• Well presented with a professional level of communication - both verbal and written
• Good time management, organisation skills and the ability to prioritise and complete tasks with limited supervision.
• Viewed by others as a trusted advisor and advocate
• Energised, enthusiastic and results orientated
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to use own initiative and take a flexible approach.
• Management experience of a small team.
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