Finance Analyst

A global entertainment brand based in West London are currently recruiting a dynamic part qualified Finance Analyst to join their rapidly growing division on a permanent basis.

The key responsibilities include:
Financial Reporting, including but not limited to:
* Assisting with the collection of financial information from the businesses within the entire group across Europe and Africa.
* Consolidation of monthly USGAAP financial statements and financial reporting in parallel with corporate requirements.
* Developing templates for narratives of monthly results, as well as templates for the review of Cashflow and Balance Sheet reporting for monthly actuals, quarterly forecast & annual budget
* Collating information for monthly DSO analysis
* Ensuring consistency and integrity between P&L, Balance Sheet and Cashflows, and that information is presented as efficiently as possible
* Making a proactive contribution to progressively improve financial reporting speed and quality
* Supporting Senior Manager and Manager, Financial Reporting with supplementary analysis and ad hoc requests from the entire group on a global scale.
* Co-ordinating and monitoring responses from European and African teams for regular and ad-hoc reporting requirements
* Working with local finance teams to ensure consistent and accurate reporting in compliance with Group policies, local and US GAAP
* Promoting a robust control environment across the Europe & Africa region

Ad hoc as required with other projects from Financial Reporting team

European Recharges
* Supporting the monthly recharges of European Regional costs to all territories within the region
* Monitoring the status of actual recharges against budget and ensuring the correct allocation
* Co-ordinating and assisting with the set-up of a new European branch to handle European recharges, including processing of operational transactions and co-ordination of AP & AR

Systems
* Supporting European and African countries with Peoplesoft (accounting system) requirements, and liaising with external consultants to ensure effective utilisation of the system by all teams
* Month-end Essbase (head office data management system) tasks, such as loading FX rates, making and monitoring HO adjustments
* Contributing to the development of balance sheet and cash flow reporting through direct data feeds
* Working on continual improvements to Hyperion reporting tools

Statutory Reporting, Audit & Tax
* Monitoring local statutory reporting requirements and tracking status of filings and local audit processes
* Compiling and coordinating local statutory information for Group Tax Division

Person Profile:
* Part-qualified Accountant with 2+ years of commercial experience within finance
* Excellent team player, who consistently displays a positive attitude
* IT literate with strong Excel skills and accounting systems knowledge
* Good interpersonal skills to communicate both within the Financial Reporting team and with a range of people across various countries
* Strong organisational and time management skills, with experience of managing multiple deadlines
* Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
* Proactive, with quick understanding of the business model
* Proven track record and fast learner
* Use of Hyperion reporting systems desirable