Finance Reporting Analyst

iMultiply are working in partnership with a well-known Edinburgh based brand on a Finance Reporting Analyst role offering a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package.

The Organisation
This opportunity will give you the chance to join a complex but interesting business with a fantastic people-orientated culture. The Finance Team supports the organisations delivery of its mission, strategic priorities and business objectives. While utilising their ERP system, the team is responsible for effectively managing and planning the organisations financial resources, as well as accurate and timely financial statutory and management reporting.

The Role
The role of Financial Reporting Analyst will report into the Head of Financial Reporting whilst also playing a key role across the financial planning function and throughout the business. This role will give a qualified accountant the opportunity to not only work on business-as-usual activities across the breadth of the organisation but also have a significant impact on improving processes and making the function more efficient and accurate. The successful candidate will apply analytical skills and offer financial insight which will bring them to bear on a broad range of business challenges.
You will be involved in but not limited to the following duties:

• Responsibility for production of monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts.
• Assist in the preparation and presentation of financial reporting packs for Board
• Support the development and maintenance of the monthly audit file to support management accounts.
• Responsible for the monitoring and reconciliation of all suspense, control accounts and balance sheet accounts.
• Preparation of monthly journal entries, including accruals and prepayments, and year end journals to support the preparation of the statutory reports
• Assist with preparing, analysing, and evaluating financial business plans.
• Assist the Head of Financial Reporting with the continuous development of the finance function including identifying areas of change to drive improvement of processes and best practice across whole finance process.
• Provide high quality financial support to the Head of Finance for the development and execution of the planning and budgeting processes.
• Proactively promote and build effective co-operation and relationships with non-finance stakeholders, providing advice and support where required.
• Working closely with the Finance Partners have a strong awareness and understanding of all financial and commercial related matters within the Business

To be considered for the role you must:

• Be a Qualified Accountant, ACCA, CIMA, ICAS or similar
• Be able to demonstrate a strong detailed knowledge and understanding of management accounts preparation and journal preparation and processing.
• Have strong technical skills in relation to budget management and current accounting regulations
• Have good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Be able to analyse complex data to inform decision making
• Good knowledge and experience of using accountancy software systems
• Have good ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Be able to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Have strong communication, organisational and time management skills with ability to meet deadlines with accuracy and attention to detail

On Offer

The role of Financial Reporting Analyst will offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package including flexible home working. The employer will also offer a very generous pension. The role is based on the outskirts of Edinburgh and is easily accessible via public transport.

For further information, please feel free to get in touch with Lucy Ferguson.

If you like the look of this vacancy and think you could perform the role, but, you don't think you meet all the requirements, please DO APPLY for this opportunity. Data shows that certain groups, mainly women and people from BIPOC communities, are less likely to apply for jobs where they don't meet 100% of role. iMultiply would encourage you to apply for roles where there is room for development and growth.

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