Group Financial Systems and Reporting Analyst | Kent/Remote Working | £50k - £55k

The purpose of this role is to support the Group Financial Systems & Reporting team in their improvement and housekeeping of the consolidation system, helping review data accuracy and provide solutions to achieve a more reliable and accurate reporting for consolidation and management reporting purposes. The Group Financial Systems & Reporting Project Analyst will also act as a temporary support to the Group Financial Systems & Reporting team in driving key project initiatives that are timetable for the next financial year. This includes review of the current chart of accounts, transition to a new reporting hierarchy and other FP&A related projects.

The role will be home based and will be part of a Group Financial Systems & Reporting team of three whose main responsibility is the management and maintenance of the consolidation system.

Principal accountabilities
• Review underlying data within the consolidation system, identify anomalies and ensuring quality solutions are implemented to achieve a more accurate reporting
• Support the enhancement and development of Financial, Supplementary, HR, Credit and monthly reporting packages
• Provide support in any testing and development to improve reporting functionalities within the system
• Evaluation of any new reporting requirements and its impact in collaboration with Group Reporting and International FP&A teams
• Support Group Reporting Manager in ad-hoc improvement related projects

Required skills and competencies:
• Must be a Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with at least 3-5 years’ experience in finance, preferably in financial accounting and consolidation background
• Previous experience of SAP/BPC (or other multi-currency consolidation reporting systems) essential
• Previous experience of implementing systems improvement preferred
• Experience of using multi-currency systems
• Very high level of accuracy & attention to detail required
• Ability to navigate systems and interrogate data
• Advanced Excel skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent team player and can work independently as well