Overview:

To provide day to day Finance systems support and participate in projects relating to ERP, EPM and associated other financials systems.

Responsibilities:

Engage confidently with Finance stakeholders in multiple locations to identify the system and data structure changes required to produce the appropriate business outcomes from an accounting, reporting and FP&A perspective.
Influence decision making by working in conjunction with:
- Group and Business Finance colleagues;
- Other Finance Systems Support colleagues;
- Developers
Systems support - help users in the business with support queries relating to the finance EPM system
Support the Group Finance Management & Financial Accounting/ Reporting process from a functional systems, data and change perspective.
Troubleshoot systems and data related issues on the EPM platform, and investigate any upstream/ downstream related issues;
Proactively identify quality and user-experience issues and remediation actions required and passing them to the relevant Finance teams; Focus on continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience:

Qualified accountant (ACCA/ CIMA) with a minimum of 3-5 years' experience in a key Finance (FP&A, management accounting) role
Thorough understanding of accounting principles, standards, and concepts and what these mean from a systems perspective:
- P&L, balance sheet, cashflow;
- Management accounting v Financial accounting and reporting;
- Actuals, Forecast, Plan levels and how these three inter-relate from a systems perspective;
Demonstrable end-end super-user skills and experience on Accounting, Financial Reporting and Planning & Forecasting systems; Ideally experience of using:
- ERP: GL, AP, AR, FA, Projects (Ideally SAP ECC)
- EPM: Relational (SQL Server) based Reporting, Forecasting & Planning EPM toolsets
- Excel (advanced, vlookups, data manipulation, pivoting and analysing);
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to confidently work across functions, locations and seniority whilst managing expectations
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with determination to resolve issues and capability to manage incidents through to resolution
A tenacious approach to accuracy and clarity; ability to analyse information to help drive improved systems and processes
Self-starter, takes ownership with initiative and a positive 'can do' attitude with ability to work independently;
Ability to work under pressure and at pace when needed in order to meet tight deadlines with attention to detail
Highly flexible, adept at managing expectations and adapts to changing business needs

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Senior Finance Systems Analyst