financial planning and analysis - Chester
- Chester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ownership of Monthly Operating Report (MOR) preparation covering P&L, revenue and expense commentary, and other relevant financial information e.g. cost allocation details and balance sheet information
- Preparation of financial information and commentary to be used for the key EMEA legal entity Board of Director meetings
- Partnering with both the business and finance teams to provide insightful financial analysis
- Partnering with the India FP&A team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of reporting
- Review of month end P&L to ensure expenses are being appropriately charges to LOBs
- Oversight of the accrual and LOB allocation process for EMEA Global Markets (e.g. Brokerage, Exchange Fees)
- Estimate and understand drivers for EMEA Global Markets taxes and regulatory levies
- Preparation of detailed analysis on various EMEA Global Markets expense items (e.g. allocated expense analysis, expense deep-dives)
- Preparation of detailed expense variance analysis and supporting the business in identifying and implementing cost savings
- Continuous review of reporting and process with target to ensure reporting is both relevant and produced efficiently
- Ad-hoc reporting for senior management
- Experienced Accounting background with an eye for detail
- Numerical, verbal and analytical ability
- Financial reporting and modelling skills including the ability to build well-controlled spreadsheets and source appropriate and meaningful data
- Interpersonal and communication skills: ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, and comfortable delivering financial analysis, insights and recommendations to senior individuals
- Presentation skills: ability to present key messages, recommendations an information in a clear insightful way