Description
My client, a leading retailer, is looking to hire an experienced Finance Analyst/Manager to work within their Workstream Finance Team for a £200m Investment Programme. The role will need to improve their current reporting models, tools and processes, as well as increasing the speed with which information is available to improve decision making.
The ideal candidate will Ideally have a recognised accountancy qualification, but Final stage studiers of ACCA or CIMA will also be considered.
Key Responsibilities
. Production of the monthly consolidation of Programme Spend from the Workstream Dashboard submissions, providing the relevant overviews to the Programme Finance Manager and Director of Finance.
. Support with the relevant monthly reports such as Workstream Steerco Slides, FTE reporting or Contingency Management.
. Help develop the project cost tracking process and schedules with the Finance Manager and Workstream Finance Managers, to develop a standard way or working and tracking costs.
. Co-ordinate the consolidation of In Flight Project Reporting, designing and providing the relevant Management Information from these.
. Support the ongoing roll out and training of correct Project Accounting, the use of the Project Finance Tracker and time-sheet information.
. To assist project and programme managers with onward project forecast in key categories of spend, ensuring both effort (man days) and rate is monitored, so variance to approved budgets are understood in terms of both volume and price
. To understand detail of projects and be able to both challenge the project teams and provide insightful analysis to senior stakeholders. This includes project spend to date, expected forecast versus approved investment signed off, plus additional narrative on status/timescales/other.
. Using information from across the programme, benchmark projects against each other (time, scale, complexity) to ensure appropriate challenge on costs.
. Work with the Finance Manager to improve processes around time sheeting, purchase order information and hence actualization of project costs.
. To regularly review and update procedures, policies and process documentation relating to this area.
Location: Central London
Rate: £
Duration: initial 1 year contract (extensions to follow)
If you think this sounds like a good match to your skill set, please submit your CV.
Thanks!
Hydrogen UK Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.