Project Accountant / Business Analyst
- Recruiter
- Fusion Group
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £60,000-£75,000+benefits
- Posted
- 21 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 28 Feb 2018
- Ref
- J937
- Job Title
- Finance Analyst
- Category
- Digital, Marketing / PR
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
fdu is recruiting a Business Analyst for a private equity backed digital advertising agency.
Reporting to the CFO, this is a new role in the business; the key focus will be the provision of oversight to show the operational effectiveness of all projects. This role will also include direct client engagement, working with clients and account teams to set up financial reporting mechanisms.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ability to analyse financial and staffing reports to provide insights on how to optimize, improve client and internal team experience
- Scope development / proofing to ensure we achieve a consistent product / delivery process
- Assurance that projects achieve desired financial, business and technical objectives
- Leadership of project teams
- Identification and mitigation of project risks
- Validation and presentation of project deliverables and a quality control system as per the client and agency’s requirements
- Establishment of close working relationships with client project team and internal development and operational managers
SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
- Minimum 8 years of project management experience in an agency setting (PR, Marketing, Creative, Web); scoping, tracking and delivering large projects with 5 to 10 team members and diverse stakeholders
- Business process and financial planning and implementation planning experience
- Proven ability to multi-task and interact with a large number of stake holders
- Healthcare sector experience is a plus
- Capable of directing multiple projects simultaneously and communicating with senior-level clients
- Excellent communication skills - verbal and written
- Thorough understanding of all marketing channels, including PR, branding, online advertising, social media, search engine optimization, website and mobile application development, among others
- Knowledge and experience with the MS Office suite, including MS Project or equivalent and intermediate working knowledge of Excel.
- OpenAIR / Netsuite experience a plus