Description:
The role will support and prepare various elements of financial reporting stemming from strategic projects going on in the business. It will build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels and develop a well-rounded knowledge of the business.
Coordinate with multiple SME’s across CFO and external advisors to enable financial reporting related to strategic projects to be produced in a timely manner to key stakeholders (internal and external stakeholders). The role holder will need to understand the information provided to ensure its appropriateness and ensure that the output stands up to robust scrutiny (from internal and external parties).
Responsibilities
- Support line manger and wider stakeholders in provision of accurate, timely and complete information to enable relevant financial reporting for strategic projects
- Project management multiple workstreams underpinning the financial reporting for strategic projects and provide regular updates to line manager
- Coordinate and lead across CFO and external advisors to enable financial reporting related to strategic projects to be produced in a timely manner to key stakeholders (internal and external stakeholders).
- Challenge external advisors so that they are efficient and support in minimizing costs
- Support in developing and executing team efficiencies, process improvements and reporting automation which delivers better customer experiences and generates increased levels of value-added activities
- Ensure the information produced is of sufficient quality to pass the requirements of internal and external stakeholders and to pass an audit at low materiality.
The role requires an extensive background in technical and financial reporting including the following:
- Financial Reporting and Statutory Requirements - applies comprehensive technical reporting knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on reviewing and producing relevant financial reports including specialised statutory accounts and other reporting requirements.
- Financial Audit - uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while providing co-ordination of audit activities, identifying exceptions and developing specific solutions or recommendations.
- Financial Accounting - applies expertise to act as the organizational authority on classifying, measuring and recording corporate transactions using financial accounting principles.
- Strategic management accounting information - uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while guiding others on supporting business decisions with professional interpretations of financial information.
- Financial Modelling - uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to act independently while providing guidance on developing financial and economic models for planning and monitoring purposes.
- Assessment - uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance to others on analyzing data from multiple sources to draw appropriate conclusions and make suitable recommendations.
- Planning and Organising - uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.