Description
My client a leading energy trading organisation are recruiting a Financial control analyst that will be accountable for all Infrastructure Production Services for the business, and Development Services for the Application Development teams. In addition, are leading a major transformation programme that is changing and upgrading all aspects of the Infrastructure, and the operating and resource model.
AO&SM manage a budget of c100m Euros, chargeback their costs to the business and the Applications teams, and are subject to a 25% cost reduction target by 2013. This heavyweight remit demands a dedicated financial analyst to maintain control of the financial processes and data, and to produce effective management information
Engage with IT Control on the Annual Planning and Quarterly re-forecasting processes
Engage with key stakeholders to ensure they understand their costs, and any risks and issues
Support the monthly financial cycle and conduct financial analysis and interpretation
Report financial status monthly
Validate Supplier Invoices against Purchase Orders and forecasts, and report on Supplier financial status
Support ad-hoc projects and reporting requests
Support IT performance measurement, including production of cost, and productivity metrics
Support IT performance improvement projects, Support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Maintain a repository of all Financial data, management information and supporting artefacts
Ideally a Graduate with Accounting or Information Technology accreditation
Business Competencies:
- Basic Energy Markets and Trading knowledge
- Working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and processes
Technology Competencies:
- High Standard of MS Office skills - Expert in Excel
- Basic SAP skills (CO, PS)
Process & Method Competencies:
Working knowledge of Financial Management processes from budgeting through to cost rechargingExperience of IT project and service governance methods for financial management and reporting
Ability to conduct financial analysis, apply interpretations, calculate correlations and dependencies, and present management information and key messages for Senior Management review Hands on experience of working to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Personal Competencies (Leading Self):
- Strong attention to detail focus, and highly numerate
- Demonstrates outstanding enthusiasm and commitment to deliver high quality results to schedule
- Confident demeanour that engages easily and effectively with key stakeholders
- Problem solving skills and analytical thinking
- Articulate with good English language skills
Ability to
- Use time effectively and efficiently and to multi-task with changing priorities
- Work well under pressure
- Assimilate new concepts quickly
- Efficiently learn and apply Templates/Standard Operating Procedures
- Present ideas, facts and analysis (verbally/written)
- Communicate effectively with all parts of the organisation