Capita - Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis (5-6 yrs)

Role Objective :

- A fantastic opportunity for a career minded and motivated qualified accountant to join a dynamic global finance team.

- This role requires a confident and outgoing individual, who will be a key finance team member. The person must be willing to build strong relationships and must be comfortable providing both support and challenge to the business leads.

- Will be responsible for the month-end closure, accounting (IFRS), controls, contract life time reviews, review pricing model, analysis reconciliation and producing reports for review by senior management.

- This role will have significant business partnering requirements, with day-to-day verbal and written communication with both the finance team, and wider business organization to include Sales and Operational leads.

Professional Know-how : Academic: CA / CMA / ACCA / CIMA

Experience : 5-6 experience years in analysis, accounting & management reporting role

Working Relationships:

Internal :

- Business Stakeholders

- Senior management team

- Global function team

External:

- End Client (wherever required)

- Auditors

Primary Responsibilities :

- Business Partnering with Sales and Operational leads in the Business. This will involve significant daily interaction with colleagues to provide accurate forecasting as well as understanding the key financial implications of the actions of the business.

- Produce accurate forecasts of costs and benefits.

- Revenue assurance and associated query resolution.

- Leading the budgeting and forecasting exercise, periodic review of performance against targets and ensure that the key drivers of variances are explained.

- Support the business with necessary management and financial information as part of their growth plans.

- Detailed analysis of resource utilisation, FTE mix, rate card, overheads and other cost ledgers.

- Produce accurate and timely monthly reporting, ensure accurate representation of the P&L, manage month end closure, reconciliations of Working capital (WIP, DI, Accruals and Prepayments), and maintain cash flow reconciliations.

- Deliver monthly and ad-hoc reporting as per deadlines / requirements.

- Provide pricing and business case support on need basis.

- Assist finance team in streamlining existing processes and designing new reports and processes where necessary. Be proactive in providing feedback and ideas to develop and improve overall finance process.

- Lead in calls with stakeholders, liaising with internal / external auditors during annual / half yearly closures.

- Lead and train team members on various tasks and oversight of their responsibilities

Key Result Areas:

Essential:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Accuracy in interpretation and analysis of data

- Accuracy in reporting and adherence to deadlines

- Identify and implement process improvements.

- Excellent knowledge of MS Excel (XLOOKUP, SUMIF, COUNTIF, text manipulation, data validation, etc.)

and MS Office applications

Desirable:

- Experience of working with service sector organisations

- Experience in SAP

- Knowledge & working experience of other tools