Description
Overview
Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager this role is to provide maternity leave cover for up to 6 months. This role is key to the provision of excellent financial support and information to Practice Area Managers and Directors, practice project managers/directors and senior finance management. To enable effective financial management of practice areas and contracts, and support in the achievement of the Company's financial targets and growth.
Key accountabilities:
- To drive financial best practice, providing training and support to colleagues as required.
- Working with Project Managers, Project Directors and Practice Management to understand, analyse and drive financial performance within the practice, including variance analysis and support to practice management in financial reporting and forecasting.
- Support all financial aspects of Projects, including revenue recognition, invoicing and monthly accounts preparation, forecasting and tax implications.
- Support to the production of management accounts including overhead cost centre accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and associated reporting to management.
- Train project managers in financial systems, policies, procedures and best practice.
- Provide accurate and relevant reporting of financial information to practices.
- Provide support for Accounts Payable and Employee Expenses functions as required.
- Liaising with commercial, sales and other central teams, as well as auditors and customers as required.
Key competencies and experience:
- CIMA (or similar) qualified or part qualified.
- Relevant financial/commercial experience
- Management accountant/ analytical person.
Skills and behaviours:
- Good Excel skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability and flexibility to work under pressure to strict deadlines
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, plan, prioritise and be responsible for deliverables.
This role is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract, to start ASAP