Key Focus Areas:
- Processing financial transactions and data for Revenue and Opex, ensuring the data used is consistent and accurate, the appropriateness of all inputs and outputs, and the completeness, consistency and accuracy of all data and ensure accounting entries are appropriately classified in accordance with internal policy, accounting standards, nature of expenditure or form of control.
- Supporting the Finance Business Partner (FBP) - Regional in the production of regular standardised financial performance reports.
- Investigating financial queries arising from the process and working with the FBP to ensure the accuracy of the financial data.
- Preparation and control of Balance Sheet Reconciliations ensuring compliance with relevant SOX narratives and timeous action to investigate & resolve reconciling items.
- Supporting the FBP in investigating and responding to queries from external auditors and internal finance/tax colleagues and support process improvements to ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions.
- Any other task allocated by the Finance Business Partner
- Currently studying towards a Master’s qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with previous experience in a financial role
- A team player with experience of working in an SSC would be an advantage, must have experience of working in a large complex business.
- Good Excel skills and experience of managing large data sets.
- Ability to manage own workload and prioritise effectively and experience of meeting tight month end deadlines and working under pressure.
- Great Planes experience preferable but not essential.
- On time month end close.
- Balance sheet reconciliations completed on time and to an acceptable standard.
- Quantum and value of month on month G&A Expenses correction adjustments.
- Quantum and value of year end audit adjustments.
- Quantum of SOX failures/issues.
- Stakeholder feedback
- Attacks goals and objectives with drive, energy and enthusiasm;
- Proactive approach to work and uses own initiative to implement improvements;
- Embraces new challenges, is hand on and gets things done;
- Sets high standards of work for self, and consistently achieves these;
- Listens attentively to others’ perspectives and provides constructive feedback and coaching; Exhibits and lives the Group’s core values:
- Focus for disciplined growth;
- Integrity to earn the trust of others;
- Respect for all people with whom we deal;
- Excellence in everything we do.