Reporting & Compliance Accountant

Title: Reporting and Compliance Analyst
Based: Bracknell
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + 10% bonus
Level: Probably fairly newly qualified

Overview
Our client is recruiting for a Reporting & Compliance Analyst to be responsible for ensuring our client contract terms are reflected correctly in the financial accounts and in line with statutory requirements, with a particular focus on the accounting for revenue, reporting performance, supporting with budgeting and cost versus revenue margin analysis. You will be working closely with the commercial team to understand the contractual terms, the accounting team on how/when invoices are raised as well as other operational teams to understanding fully the payment cycles and processes. The role is responsible for ensuring client contract terms are reflected correctly in the financial accounts and in line with statutory requirements, with a particular focus on the accounting for revenue, reporting performance, supporting with budgeting and cost versus revenue margin analysis.
You will also lead the development of our clients financial reporting including working with operations and finance to deliver first class forecasting and budgeting in this area.

Responsibilities
Duties include…
* Reviewing all contracts from a financial accounting perspective to ensure revenue is recognised appropriately and in the correct period.
* Cost versus revenue analysis.
* Ensuring the VAT treatment on all transactions is appropriate.
* Monthly financial performance reporting for EMEA by country and contract.
* Support EMEA commercial team with any global reporting requirements
* To assist with the production of periodic projections and budgets.
* To assist in the consolidation of the annual budgets prior to sending to the US.
* EMEA Finance Lead on the invoicing project.
* Support with the review of balance sheets.
* In conjunction with the Group Accountant to co-ordinate the audit of EMEA.
* Ad hoc financial analysis and investigative tasks.
* Carrying out of such ad-hoc tasks as required by the Finance Manager.

This key role, within a very progressive environment offers excellent profile to Senior Finance and General Management across EMEA and US head offices.

Candidate profile
Personal
* Highly organised, attentive and solution orientated
* Capable of working competently with diverse groups of people, data and processes
* Confidently interfaces with all levels of staff internally and externally
* Positively represents the organisation in areas of high customer visibility with poise and decisiveness
* Personally accountable
* Continuous learner, seeks growth and improvement
* High character and work ethic and is a role model for others.

Skills
* Fully qualified in CIMA/ACCA Qualification
* High level of attention to detail and efficiency
* Strong problem solving capabilities, strong analytical skills, numerate and flexibility to handle multiple tasks concurrently
* Innovative thinking and commitment to continuous improvement

Knowledge
* Hyperion Reporting Solutions / HFM experience
* Advanced Excel.
* Exposure to being in or dealing with commercial / operational teams


Culture
Genuine professional, accommodating and friendly attitude and if you buy into that approach then people are very receptive to change, which is an important factor for success in this role.
Progressive environment and the Group FC is keen to take someone with quality and ambition whom they can progress.
Profile across Finance and Operations is excellent, as mentioned before. You really can talk to anyone here and people are always given credit for good work, (no-one tries to steal your thunder rather the attitude is to broadcast your success)