AM - Record To report (R2R)

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The role is responsible for completing all period close activities including ensuring profit and loss (P&L) and balance sheet journals are updated within the general ledger (GL), reconciling and validating balances whilst resolving any disputes, analysis of key financial and headcount information. To generate management packs and commercial analysis reports to support forecasting, monitoring, and controlling of costs. The role plays a pivot role in overseeing and optimizing financial process and project accounting ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of financial closing & reporting and tracking of cost, revenue analysis and profitability. Maintain the aims and objectives of the FSS to deliver excellent customer service by embedding high standards and principles, streamlining, automating, and improving processes whilst removing duplication and inefficiency.

KEY RESULTS AREAS

Operational Management

• Comprehensive evaluation of daily, weekly and/or monthly bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations for all balance sheets. Ensure balances are supported with relevant documentation
• Investigate, reconcile and resolve any disputes ensuring that appropriate action is taken
• Prepare and/or review, analyse and post period end journals related to utility, property, and car leases
• Manage, reconcile and settle inter-company transactions/balances
• Review and maintain depreciation, capitalisation and utilisation of fixed assets register and prepare dashboard

• Prepare and review high level analysis of key variances (fees and costs) and headcounts prior to period/budget and prepare month end reports for sign off

• Prepare, analyse, and post period end journals related to accruals, prepayments, allocations and offsets

• Produce, analyse and review, first draft management reporting ensuring all figures are reconciled and accurate within the timeline

• Prepare and ensure the accuracy of financial data submissions into the Hyperion system following the review and approval process

• Conduct thorough commercial finance analysis and prepare operational report to provide deep commercial insights and monitor performance against both financial and non-financial targets

• Responsible for actively participating in half-yearly and annual audits of all balance sheet Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned service delivery methods and procedures

• Ensure all process documentation including standard operating procedures (SOPs) are created and maintained

• Document, streamline and automate workflows to maximize operational efficiencies

• Perform ad hoc analyses and projects from the management internal and in-market

• Exposure to Project Accounting, including tracking project-related costs, revenues, and profitability
• Experience in preparing project budgets, monitoring actuals against budgets, and ensuring accurate allocation of project costs.

• Budgeting & Forecasting:

  Preparing and monitoring budgets at the project level

• Variance Analysis:

  Comparing actuals vs. budget, highlighting overruns/underruns Stakeholder Liaison
• Provide accurate and timely financial information, reports and analysis to support the onshore Finance team
• Respond to and coordinate directly with the business regarding queries and issues

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Embody our values to Build partnerships, Think Beyond and Do the right thing
• Focus on the customer and deliver high quality results reliably, efficiently and effectively
• Be curious, identify opportunities to improve (both self and within your area of expertise)
• Be a team player and ensure positive interactions with colleagues and customers
• Self-initiate and be performance driven

Technical competencies

• Self- motivated professional who is well organised, has attention to detail and an ability to prioritise complex workloads .
• Ability to assemble, compile and analyze data ensuring accuracy and deriving effective information
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task in high pressure environment
• Proficiency in excel
• Candidate should have excellent communication skills, will need to communicate regularly through calls with onshore teams

Specific job experience

• Post graduate finance degree achieving 50%+ average score. Masters and or MBA preferred
• 8-13 years of demonstrable experience of:
• Closing and reporting, GL accounting and Financial Planning and Accounting
• Accruals and prepayments booking, fixed assets, banking & intercompany
• Financial planning and accounting
• Variance and trend analysis
• Management reporting (power BI, Oracle BI etc)
• Good knowledge of IFRS, Management Accounting
• Forecasting, budgeting and reconciliations
• Exposure to project accounting, including project budgeting, cost/revenue tracking, profitability analysis, billing/invoices & controls

Client relationship management

Situational requirements

• Able to work across multiple time zones; shift work will be required
• Fluency in written and verbal English