Group Finance Analyst - Spanish Speaking
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, London, Hounslow
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 05 May 2022
- Closes
- 02 Jun 2022
- Ref
- JN -032022-5387315
- Contact
- Richard Tonkin
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Transport / Logistics
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A superb Group Finance Analyst role has arisen in a leading multi-national near Hounslow.
Client Details
Michael Page Finance are delighted to be partnering a listed multi-national that operate in the airline, travel and leisure sector. This market leader are in a period of growth through their group of leading companies.
Based near Heathrow in their modern offices.
Description
- Oversee the financial and management accounting for the Group's parent company
- Review and sign-off the quarterly financial accounting pack submitted to Group as part of the Group's consolidation process
- Review and completion of annual company statutory accounts in English and Spanish under Spanish GAAP
- Liaison with team of three working in the Group's Business Services subsidiary in Krakow, Poland, responsible for providing accounting and reporting services.
- Ensuring appropriate accounting and controls, researching any new treatments from accounting standards and recommended practice and liaising with technical accounting colleagues as necessary
- Validating accuracy of information provided, ensuring appropriate checks are documented and that review points raised with internal providers of information are resolved on a timely basis
- Tracking questions and comments raised by the Group's auditor in its review of actuals, forecasts and going concern analysis
- Liaison with operating company contacts to ensure intra-group items are identified efficiently and flagged appropriately for elimination in the consolidation process
- Review and sign-off the quarterly management accounting pack (forecast) submitted to Group as part of the Group's forecasting process
- Provide financial reporting to the internal budget holders to support financial forecasting and control
- Assist in other Group financial reporting projects and processes, including supporting the Group's quarter-end reporting process.
- Review of materials in Spanish for understanding and consistency with versions in English
- Ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support the ongoing review and understanding of the Group's financial performance, including of key working capital items
- Provide cover of other key team tasks for quarterly close period in case of sickness/emergency, including use of software to combine the Group's financial statements and notes in CDM (training provided)
- Supervision of submissions in Spanish to key Spanish regulatory entities, including the Bank of Spain and CNMV
- Preparation and review of Group financial information included in any external disclosures, including results releases and materials supporting financing
- Consolidation and review of historic financial information provided by the Group's main subsidiaries
Profile
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Full qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Exposure to financial accounting and reporting
- Experience in a group function of a listed company would be highly desirable
- Experience of SAP, Hyperion (Essbase) an advantage, proficient and confident in Excel
- Takes responsibility for managing and prioritising own work
- Resilience to work under pressure and ability to work with multiple assignments
- A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills, able to promote good team working and cooperation
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to analyse, interpret and present financial and business data
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive, able to explore issues and generate new ideas in developing continuous improvement measures
Job Offer
The Group Finance Analyst position comes with a competitive salary and benefits package.