Description
Our client is a major Blue Chip organisation with interests in multiple industries and partnerships forged with some of the UK's largest organisations and bodies.
They're seeking an experienced and confident Financial Analyst working with UK overhead costs at a nationwide level; you will need to be a clear and confident communicator as you will be working closely with Cost Centre Owners often making difficult decisions.
This role will analyse data from all UK companies sourced from multiple ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Coda and other systems) and is crucial in supporting the achievement of targets and any cost reduction and/or efficiency initiatives.
Primary Purpose of the Role:
* Perform monthly overhead reviews with the department managers, ensure control of overhead costs, comparisons between actual & budget, identifying and analysing anomalies, defining actions and ensuring resolution.
* Responsibility for the month end overheads for the business, review of accruals and postings by the Financial Shared Service centre (FSS), chair a month end review with FSS and make additional accruals or adjustments as required. Review and sign off the overheads with the business Financial Controller or Director
* Challenge managers with regard to Overhead performance against targets & KPI's and support action setting and decision making
* Fully support the annual budget process for the cost centres or business teams assigned. Support the development and maintenance of effective mechanisms for the preparation of annual budgets and the production of realisable financial forecasts
* Provide, review and/or validate the timely provision of Cost by Nature information for the cost centres or business teams assigned
* Assist in the implementation of IT tools and reporting techniques
* Provide full support to the Overhead Controller for the month end overheads, analysis and commentary on the costs of the Corporate Services business, including UK Shared Services
* Challenge managers with regard to Overhead performance against targets and support action setting and decision making
* Escalate risks & opportunities quickly and to the appropriate management level
* Fully support the annual budget process for the cost centres or business teams assigned. Support the development and maintenance of effective mechanisms for the preparation of annual budgets and the production of realisable financial forecasts
* Provide re-forecasts of Overheads as required for the cost centres or business teams assigned
Essential Skills & Experiences
* Demonstrable experience of a broad range of management accounting experience in a multi-domain environment
* Experience of Overheads Accounting
* Strong analytical skills, a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, whilst still being able to see the "bigger picture"
* Solid Excel, financial modelling skills
* Excellent communication and relationship building skills, both within the finance community and across the wider business
Desirable Skills & Experiences
* Ideally of graduate calibre and part qualified in ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)
* Exposure to ERP systems such as Oracle would be advantageous
* Able to deal with all levels of customer from Directors to colleagues
hy-phen Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.