Financial Analyst

A marketing company based in Central London requires a Financial Analyst to join their growing finance department. The successful candidate will be joining a company admired by it's peers and leading within it's industry. This is a challenging role with high reward.

Role Responsibilities -

• Review of month end results and explanation of variances to forecast & budget; posting journals where necessary as part of close process

• Creating and maintaining management reporting packs to communicate results & performing regular reviews with UK business partners

• Monthly forecasting process including liaising with the business to understand & update costs, review of key areas, input into reporting system & subsequent reporting & explanations

• Annual budgeting process including liaising with the business to understand & update costs, analysis of the impact of changes year on year, input into reporting system, tracking of changes during process & subsequent reporting & explanations

• Understanding what revenue/costs come into the UK numbers from other regions & keeping track of those

• Keeping track of ongoing changes to the reporting system, process improvements, segmental reporting updates

• Helping implement new tools & processes

• Commission analysis and calculations

• Liaising with US finance team to ensure best practices and methodologies are implemented

• Improvement of processes for SOX compliance

• Ad hoc reporting/tasks

Candidate Requirements -

• 1 year post qualification in either CIMA/ACCA/ACA (or equivalent)
• Similar industry experience would be beneficial
• Previous experience in a business partnering/FP&A role would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills