Finance Analyst

FNZ Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ Group in Edinburgh seeks an experienced finance professional to own day-to-day financial processes for the Group and certain entities, including bank reconciliations, month-end journals, and intercompany activity. You will ensure accurate reporting and timely close while supporting the Group consolidation.

You will review work from a Finance Analyst, drive improvements in controls, and collaborate across FP&A, Tax and shared services to meet reporting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Excel for data analysis.
• Ability to manage workload to deadlines and work as part of a high performing team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in commercial finance or accounting with month-end experience.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of bank reconciliations across multi-currency accounts with timely resolutions.
• Lead key month-end processes including journals with accuracy and controls.
• Review and approve journals prepared by the Finance Analyst.
• Review accruals and balance sheet reconciliations for completeness.
• Oversee intercompany invoices and intercompany reconciliation processes.
• Support group consolidation and monthly reporting within deadlines.
• Provide guidance to the Finance Analyst and support development.
• Own monthly P&L and balance sheet reviews with variance analysis.
• Assist with audits and respond to audit queries as needed.
• Collaborate with Finance, FP&A, Tax and other teams globally.

Skills

Excel data analysis

Deadline management

Teamwork

Verbal and written communication

Detail oriented

Initiative

Commercial finance experience

Month-end processes

Balance sheet reconciliations

Financial reporting

Stakeholder collaboration

Audit readiness

VAT knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Edinburgh

Contract Type: 6-Month FTC

Role Description

Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, you will be a key member of the Group finance team whose primary responsibility is the production of the Group's consolidated financial reporting as well as reporting for some of the Group's entities. You will own day-to-day financial processes for the Group's entities and will have the opportunity to perform a variety of tasks in support of the Group finance function. This role will require the ability to manage your own workload and work to deadlines, together with good communication skills and a commitment to high-quality work.

Role Responsibilities

• Take ownership of bank reconciliations across a portfolio of multi-currency accounts, working with the Finance Analyst to ensure reconciliations are completed accurately and on time, and investigating and resolving reconciling items
• Take ownership of key month-end accounting processes, including the preparation, review and posting of recurring and month-end journals, with a focus on accuracy, controls and timely close
• Review and approve journals prepared by the Finance Analyst, ensuring appropriate supporting documentation and accounting treatment
• Review accrual calculations across Group companies, challenging assumptions and ensuring balances are complete and appropriately supported
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and driving the resolution of reconciling items and aged balances
• Review quarterly intercompany invoices prepared by the Finance Analyst, ensuring accuracy and consistency with underlying arrangements
• Play a key role in the Group intercompany reconciliation process, investigating differences and working with finance teams across the Group to drive timely resolution
• Contribute to the monthly Group consolidation and reporting process, providing accurate financial information, analysis and supporting schedules within reporting deadlines
• Provide day-to-day guidance and support to the Finance Analyst, reviewing their work, providing constructive feedback and supporting their development
• Take ownership of monthly P&L and balance sheet reviews, providing analysis and challenge over key movements, variances and unusual balances, and driving the timely resolution of issues identified
• Act as a key point of contact for audit requests across areas of responsibility, preparing and reviewing supporting documentation and responding to audit queries
• Work collaboratively with Finance, FP&A, Tax and other teams globally to support the delivery of Group Finance objectives and resolve accounting and reporting matters
• Support the preparation and review of VAT returns across the UK VAT group, ensuring information is accurate, complete and delivered in line with filing requirements
• Contribute to ad-hoc Group Finance projects and process improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve efficiency and enhance the quality of financial information Performance Assessment
• A strong and consistent financial control environment is maintained
• Able to manage own workload and ensure deadlines are met
• A finance function where objectives are achieved in line with the long-term goals of the business
• An efficient audit process, with audit requests addressed in line with the audit timetable and minimal audit adjustments identified
• Continuous improvement is demonstrated

Requirements

• Experience using Microsoft Excel for data analysis
• Confident individual able to manage their own workload effectively to deadlines
• Enjoy working as part of a high performing team
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Personal commitment to high-quality work
• You will be expected to work closely with a number of teams and build up strong working relationships quickly
• Along with a strong desire to succeed you will also have a keen eye for detail and be able to take action using your own initiative
• A few years of relevant experience gained within a commercial finance or accounting environment.
• Practical experience of month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse financial information and identify discrepancies.
• Experience working in a fast-paced finance environment, managing competing priorities and meeting reporting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of responsibilities and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across the business.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth's growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with the world's leading financial institutions, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).

Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.