Senior Finance Assistant recruitment
The Senior Finance Assistant role is within the internal management accounting team who support the financial transacting within the Tax service line. The team is approx 12 strong and deals with all the day to day financial requirements of the London Tax business, as well as strategic and commercial reviews for the Tax Leadership.
Role Overview:
The Senior Finance Assistant reports to the Financial Controller (FC). The role will involve providing accurate financial information within tight deadlines and liaising with people at all levels of the organisation. The role also provides a mentoring and supporting role for Finance Assistants. While candidates should ideally have all personal attributes listed, there is scope to develop into the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Month End Tasks
Update the gross revenue estimates report
Produce contingent revenue analysis including invoices raised report.
Produce monthly cost balance sheet for review.
Produce monthly allowances report and highlight any risk areas.
Prepare input accruals, journals and prepayments on request.
Production of management packs / financial summaries.
Reports
Co-ordination and checking of monthly reporting
Report on Recoveries
Utilisation
Management Financial Information
Supply monthly financial analysis and commentary on trading results and balance sheets to Group Partners, identifying key issues and KPIs.
Provide variance analysis of the various costs lines e.g. Professional Fees, Technical Education, IT Software and Marketing.
Timesheets
You will be required to help chase timesheets.
Cash Drives
Monitor the results of the cash drive against the cash targets and update partners and managers.
Monthly review of aged WIP Debtors for distribution to Group Partners.
Allowance Review
Support the FC with the review of cumulative allowances and the safety journal to highlight any potential risk groups in advance of the Allowance Review and report to Group Partners.
Produce exception report to assist in monitoring RRRs e.g. 100% or less than planned Allowance Rate.
Projection (e.g. 9 mth actual + 3 mth projection)
Support the FC liaising with Group Partners/Finance Partners to calculate the expected outcome for the financial year based on trend and analysis and management expectation including monthly net revenue and headcount forecasting.
Process information into SAP projection system.
Annual Plan
Support the FC liaising with Group Partners re the net revenue plan for the next financial year.
Attend review meetings with Group Partners/ Finance Partners on headcount, attrition, utilisation and allowance rates based on trend, external influence and management expectation. Document all assumptions.
Request information regarding specific costs for cost centres e.g. conferences.
Enter the plan into the SAP planning system.
Assist with the preparation of the reports for the Tax Executive meetings.
General
Support the FC attending meetings with the London Group Partners / Finance Partners and prepare minutes to present to Finance Controllers.
Ensure standardisation of reports and processes.
Distribute output on an accurate and timely basis.
Deal with one-off projects / SAP and other queries on an ad-hoc basis.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:
- Candidates are expected to hold at least 2 ‘A’ Levels (or equivalent qualifications).
- Candidates are expected to study for an appropriate qualification.
- Previous experienced gained within a finance capacity essential.
- Good communication skills, including ability to deal with senior management.
- Flexible working approach.
- Ability to work to deadlines ensuring accuracy within a pressurised environment.
- Good problem solving/analytical skills.
- Strong organisational skills with ability to work on own initiative.
- Good writing and numeracy skills.
- Strong team working skills.
- A professional, client facing approach.
- Good understanding of Accounting Principles.
- Computer literate – Excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets (essential), SAP (desirable but not essential) and MS Office applications.