FP&A Accountant

Kx Systems, Inc.; Newry; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Group Reporting Accountant and play a pivotal role in financial analysis and reporting. This exciting position involves preparing and analyzing overhead costs, reporting on management information, and collaborating with key stakeholders to enhance financial performance. You will have the opportunity to work in a hybrid model, balancing remote and on-site work in Newry, Northern Ireland. The role promises a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the company's financial strategy and growth. If you're a self-starter with a keen eye for detail and a passion for financial excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Private Healthcare Package

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package

Wellness Days

Volunteer Days

Tailored Training and Skills Development

Qualifications

• 3+ years post qualification experience in management accounting or FP&A.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze monthly overhead costs and management information packs.
• Collaborate with budget holders to develop annual operating plans.

Skills

Management Accounting

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Budgeting

Forecasting

Microsoft Excel

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualification

Tools

Oracle EPM

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Our mission is to accelerate data and AI-driven innovation with high performance analytics solutions, enabling our customers to transform into AI-first enterprises. KX is trusted by the world's top investment banks & hedge funds, aerospace and defence, life and health sciences, semiconductor, telecommunications, and advanced manufacturing companies.

Time series and vector data analytics and management are at the heart of our products, independently benchmarked as the fastest on the market. They help our customers process data at unmatched speed and scale and empower LOB leaders, developers, data scientists, and data engineers to build high-performance data-driven applications and turbocharge their favourite analytics tools in the cloud, on premise, or at the edge.

KX technology enables the discovery of richer, actionable insights for faster, better-informed decision making which drives competitive advantage and transformative growth for our customers. KX operates across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Job Overview:

Group Reporting Accountant (FP&A and Internal Control)

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Group FP&A Team. As a Financial Analyst, you will play a key role in analysing and reporting costs across the Group, while also contributing to financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.

The successful candidate for this role will support the delivery of high-quality reporting and analysis for senior management. You will be expected to meet strict reporting deadlines on a monthly, quarterly and half-yearly basis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparing and analysing monthly overhead costs including employee and programme spend.
• Reporting and analysis of monthly management information packs, board reporting, including KPIs.
• Developing reports and dashboards for key budget holders.
• Analyse financial information and present findings to management with detailed budget variance analysis and commentary to provide insights on financial performance.
• Ensure adherence to relevant accounting standards.
• Collaborate with key budget holders across the business to develop detailed annual operating plans and rolling forecasts.
• Administer the Group Planning Tool (Oracle EPM) coordinating inputs across the finance teams, and working with the wider FP&A team and the business to enhance the forecasting tool and associated processes.
• Perform other ad-hoc financial tasks as required, ensuring the smooth functioning of financial operations.

Requirements:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA professionally qualified with at least 3+ years post qualification experience.
• Strong background in management accounting and/or FP&A role.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite including Excel, Outlook, and Word.
• Ability to work efficiently and prioritise your workloads in a fast-paced environment, delivering a high level of accuracy and attention to detail within tight timeframes.
• Ability to identify areas of improvement within processes and procedures and identify continuous improvements for the team.
• A self-starter who can work on their own initiatives with minimal supervision and escalate matters when necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with both co-workers and external stakeholders.

Location & Workplace Type:

This position takes on a Hybrid working model, based in Newry, Northern Ireland.

Why Choose KX:

• Data Driven: We lead with instinct and follow fact.
• Naturally Curious: We lean in, listen and learn fast.
• All In: We take ownership, take on challenges and give it our all.

• Individually tailored training and skills development.
• Private healthcare package and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package.
• Wellness Days and Volunteer Days.

Job Info

• Job Identification: 11089
• Job Category: Central Functions
• Posting Date: 01/07/2025, 12:17 PM
• Job Schedule: Full time