Description
Financial analyst. My client, a global insurance company based in the City are are currently recruiting a Financial Analyst to work on a large scale programme providing project reporting and financial analysis for a number of IT projects.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensure that proper control and accuracy is maintained at all times
- Identify any process control issues and devising's strategy to resolve those issues by recommending new controls
- Support the integrity of project forecasting, and reconciling actual costs incurred to the forecasted amounts (managing accruals where necessary)
- Provide accurate and timely financial reports to the IT project managers
- Ensure that the project adheres to requirements of the wider financial management processes and systems
- Ensure that the relevant financial control processes are used and appropriate audit trail maintained at all times
- Undertake some analysis of the General Ledger to ascertain work stream actual costs to support the IT team
- Track invoices and ensure they are marked-up correctly for the correct cost centre
- Report of the forecasts and associated variance analysis, and ensuring that the forecasts have integrity and fully reflect delivery risks
- Work within and look for ways to develop the standardized processes for financial and performance reporting
- Provide consistent and clear explanation for financial data, processes and procedures
- Apply and monitor compliance with accounting and control standards in the provision of financial information
- Collaborate with the strategy & planning contacts, assist in providing consistent financial planning including application of accounting standards, challenge to forecasts, and reporting to assistant financial controller.
Skills and experience:
- Ideally a CIMA or ACCA qualified accountant
- Proven experience working as a financial analyst on large scale programmes (exposure to IT projects is highly advantageous)
- Experience working on IT specific projects
- Insurance background is desirable but not essential
- Highly numerate with very strong excel skills
- Have experience of using/managing recognised accounting software packages
THIS VACANCY IS FOR AN IMMEDIATE START. PLEASE SEND YOUR CVS ASAP.
Appropriate candidates will be called immediately.