Finance Analyst
- Recruiter
- Investigo Limited
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £35000 per annum + ACCA/CIMA Study Support
- Posted
- 20 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 27 Jan 2017
- Ref
- BBBH52632
- Contact
- Alicia Davis
- Job Title
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Part Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The purpose of this role is:
- To ensure Head Office budgets/actual/forecast spend is controlled and communicated to cost centre managers.
- To support the European Finance team in areas such as Capex and consolidations.
- Responsible for the annual budget and monthly Forecast in conjunction with Stockley Park and US cost centre managers. Highlight areas of concern and ensure spend remains within overall budget
- Responsible for headcount information and ensuring any recruitment is in line with budgeted headcount.
- Prepare and submit monthly forecasts in line with agreed deadlines.
- Review open order reports, parked list and prepare monthly accruals.
- Prepare monthly bonus calculations and any other ad hoc accrual and prepaid calculations required for month end and year end.
- Review Actuals by cost centre as prepared by Shared Service Finance team and investigate any issues.
- Approve purchase requisitions and invoices.
- Manage spend to ensure it remains in line with budget and follow up any potential issues with relevant cost centre manager.
- Communicate cost centre information to cost centre managers and respond to any queries.
- Provide payroll information to SSC, HPG and UK Finance
- Review consolidated Europe HR overheads provide regular updates to European and Global HR
- Support European IS and manage Global communications and agree budgets
- Provide Studio with required detail for their overhead budgets
- Monitor mobility and KAPOW European budget
- Ensure updated transfer pricing study exists for Hasbro European Services and liaise with US Corporate tax to ensure tax compliance with different intercompany transactions
- Review L Office costs in detail (e.g. telephone bills -D/D, double payment of insurance) with view to find savings.
- Respond to ad hoc queries raised by cost centre managers of SSC and liaise with them to ensure costs remain controlled
- Be the central business partner for European departments - SSC Finance, IS and EU Marketing which have cost centres across various entities in Europe - consolidate all the cost centre reporting and provide support to the CC managers.
Forecasting and Budgeting
- Support the implementation of the CPM project.
- Other ad hoc tasks as supplied by Finance Manager - European Finance.
Europe Actual Reporting
- Run FX Reports, P&L Business Area reports and Accounts Receivable reports and ensure they reconcile to overall Europe totals.
- Headcount for European entities - work closely with HR and be responsible for preparing file and working with HR Shared Service Team
- Capital expenditure for Europe - support the project to automate the capex process onto Livelink.
- Responsible for putting together the budget Capex and then ensuring spend requisition for Europe is in line with this budget. Review and monitor the CER process for Europe.
- Ensure Capex BPPs are updated and advise markets around the accounting treatment if necessary.
- Backup for some of the routine tasks performed by the Senior Finance analyst
- Responsible for the SOX testing in the team
Essential requirements:
- Graduate (preferably from Business, Maths or Management discipline)
- Min 2 years experience of working (preferably within a financial department)
- Proficient MS Office User - especially Excel (advanced)
- Team player with astute eye for detail
- Excellent communicator (written and oral) and relationship builder
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
- Flexible, dedicated and proactive approach
- Studying for Accountancy qualification
Desirable requirements:
- Consolidation experience and Head Office experience
- Experience of working with pan European partners
- Experience of a multi currency reporting environment
- Exposure to FMCG
- Exposure to US GAAP working environment
- SAP Experience