Financial Analyst _ Commercial

Job title: Financial Analyst _ Commercial

Type: Permanent

Location: Reading/ Hybrid working

We are looking for an individual with a minimum 5-7 years of financial experience, part qualified ACCA or with a Finance degree and keen to pursuing ACCA or CIMA qualifications. MBNL will provide the training cost if you want to become a Fully Qualified Accountant (ACCA or CIMA). This role would suit someone who would like to grow and develop his or her career within MBNL.

What you will do:

• End to end responsibility of month end accounting through input from both internal partners, and external outsourcing partners for all Company 4 spend. (Rent, Rates, Utilities, Hardy, Transmission, Own costs).
• Unique role financially supporting various areas of the business, relating to the Emergency Services Network.
• Work closely with shareholders to ensure correct accounting treatment is being adhered to, and costs are being managed against the correct budgets.
• Support the Commercial Finance Analyst on Finance Month end tasks. Preparing and posting journals, producing variance analysis reports to support the justification of accruals, and completing post month end reconciliations.
• Deliver in line with our accounting policies to ensure balance sheet reconciliations, and cash forecasting is completed in a timely manner.
• Work with the Commercial Finance Analyst to produce the month end Financial Reporting packs for review meetings with shareholders.
• Support the Commercial Finance Analyst during the forecasting and budgeting processes. To Investigate forecasting variances with the relevant business areas continuously improving the assumptions in the forecast.
• Supporting the Commercial Finance Analyst to ensure all governance processes are followed.
• Responsible for the delivery of monthly management accounts to shareholders through close collaboration with outsourcing partners (Utilities and Estate management) and internal stakeholders under strict timelines
• Provide business partnering relationships to the Legal and Property teams and help them in achieving their corporate objectives.
• Ensuring appropriate governance, approval, and financial management of all finance processes within Site Running
• Responsible for financial review and approval of purchase orders. Ensure costs are correctly allocated and challenging the business from a cost perspective.

The ideal candidate:

• A strong Financial Accounting Acumen
• Degree level in Finance and Accounting; Strong academic background.
• Ability to communicate at all levels is essential; Strong stakeholder management
• Having the ability in forecasting variances and discrepancies, financial reviews and ensuring costs are allocated correctly
• Unqualified / Part qualified accountant - ACCA, CIMA or similar.
• Advanced level in Excel and IT skills
• Initiative and pro-active "can-do" attitude.
• Resourcefulness, getting or finding information and filling in the gaps.
• Strong team player.
• Great attention to detail.

About MBNL

MBNL is jointly owned by EE and Three, two of the UK's leading and most innovative mobile operators. Since established in 2007 as the industry's first network-sharing joint venture, MBNL has been providing best-in-class mobile infrastructure services to EE and MBNL is jointly owned by EE and Three, two of the UK's leading and most innovative mobile operators. Since established in 2007 as the industry's first network-sharing joint venture, MBNL has been providing best-in-class mobile infrastructure services to EE and Three for serving their tens of millions of customers in the UK. Working at MBNL means being part of a team where you feel connected, valued and supported.

MBNL - building strength through inclusion

At MBNL we embrace equality, diversity and inclusion. People are at the heart of everything we do and collectively we strive to create an environment where everyone can flourish. By fostering an inclusive environment, we are championing each other's uniqueness.

Inclusion and Diversity within MBNL will unlock innovation and continue to evolve how we work, to help us deliver world class infrastructure for our Shareholders and their customers.

We will work creatively to offer flexible working arrangements, (like non-standard hours, part-time, remote working). We want to support you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.

MBNL are proud recipients of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, and Disability Confident accredited.

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