About this role
Key responsibilities
- Manage finance queries and ensure accurate cost allocation and reporting.
- Prepare and maintain KPI reports and MI packs for Audit and supported areas.
- Deliver month-end/year-end reporting and coordinate audit responses.
- Provide financial insights and support stakeholders in understanding performance.
- Act as SME for engagement performance and KPI reporting.
- Ensure compliance with finance policies and drive process improvements.
- Contribute to finance community initiatives and support change programs.
Examples activities
- Assisting FBP with handling of day-to-day queries from ACE/DSG stakeholders and staff, in regards to cost allocation and reporting, non-chargeable code reporting and set up.
- Reporting on KPIs for ACE/DSG such as total cost spend, Util and Headcount, Lending and Borrowing etc
- Building and maintenance of summaries for KPIs as well as running and maintaining MI packs for the departments and wider Audit capability.
- Working with Central FBP on Central Audit tasks, such as comparing revenue to budget and commentary on trends.
- Working on key month end and year end reporting and analysis both regular and ad-hoc
- Helping co-ordinate the year end Audit responses to GT, liaising with FBPs and stakeholders and maintaining a log of responses and further requests from GT.
- Develop an understanding of the business being supported, being proactive to learn about products / services / markets
- Support local stakeholders within the supported business area to understand the business performance and the key drivers
- Produce MI, data analysis and other reporting for local stakeholders per the organisation design, mandating the use of centralised MI and other tools as appropriate
- Support the business in the understanding, use and reporting of all performance KPIs - especially those that have a commercial impact
- Be the subject matter expert for engagement related performance questions from engagement teams – including training and education
- Support the business with complex process and administration queries and requests which are outside of the scope of OEH SoW
- Help to ensure Finance processes and policies are adhered to. Challenge deviation and always be forward thinking about improvements
- Play a role in the broader finance community, including active participation in meetings, forums and projects
- Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KBS, including automation tools, self-service, standardisation and any other changes in ways of working
Qualifications and Experience
- AAT or relevant degree or over 2/3 years relevant experience of accounting in an operational or professional services environment
- Resilient and able to work with multiple and highly demanding stakeholders
- Problem solving abilities
- Attention to detail