Financial Close Accountant
Newcastle Building Society
Salary
💰 £70,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Overall responsibility for the planning and execution of the quarterly reforecasting process in Adaptive Planning, including supporting the production of materials for review by the senior leadership teams of both REN Global and REN Learning Inc.
- Owning the Workday Adaptive Planning tool to develop management information and reporting that enhances business unit owners’ understanding of their numbers and the risk and opportunities around them
- Own the tracking of headcount and payroll costs versus budget and forecast across REN Global, including working with HR team to ensure all hiring is within plan
- Support the team to develop, monitor and manage divisional key performance indicators to be presented to the SLT of REN Global to share key trends and learnings
- Hold monthly meetings with budget owners holding them to account on their numbers, providing insightful analysis to help drive business efficiencies
- Own the tracking of Capex spend for both internal people and external supplier spend
- Take a lead role in automation using Adaptive Planning
- Support delivery of month end and reforecasts as systems continue to be integrated
- Drive the successful coming together of REN Global and REN Learning Inc., offering innovative improvements rather than maintaining status quo
Requirements
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified (ideally)
- Wide range of FP&A experience
- Self-motivation, independent thought and ability to work unsupervised to meet deadlines
- Proven track record of delivering budgets and forecasts and P&L management in a commercial organization
- Experience of utilising financial analysis and planning tools (such as Adaptive Planning), including adaptation of group reports for local use
- Strong Excel skills and ability to transform discussions around plans and strategies into tangible business cases/financial plans
- Reasonable knowledge around accounting principles, particularly around revenue recognition and capitalization of development costs
- Hands-on, appetite for detail and building automation
- Pro-active thinker and problem solver who will drive initiatives forward with creativity and pragmatism
- Ability to work independently and know when/how to keep upwards stakeholders informed
- Excellent organisational, planning, time management and project management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively, present and negotiate at all levels
- Focused and disciplined approach with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to instil a high level of credibility and build strong internal working relationships
- Collaborative and flexible approach; happy to support Renaissance Global and adapt to different situations
- Positive outlook with desire to learn and embrace new concepts and ways of working
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to quickly assimilate extensive product and market knowledge
- Must reside and hold the right to work in the United Kingdom (no sponsorship)
- This role is subject to DBS and background checks
