Finance Analyst

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