Manager Reporting Analysis

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced finance professional to own monthly reporting, budgeting and forecasting within a dynamic energy sector business. You will report to the Financial Controller and deliver high-quality management information while driving finance transformation initiatives.

You will lead month-end close, produce reporting packs and provide insightful commentary, with strong Excel and ERP skills, and a focus on standardisation and automation to

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role within an energy sector environment.
• University educated in Accounting and/or Finance.
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent.
• Strong experience in financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting.
• Excellent analytical and variance analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel capability and experience using ERP and financial reporting/consolidation systems.
• Strong systems aptitude and ability to adapt to new technologies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working within Shared Services environments is desirable.
• Working knowledge of Power BI, automation tools or AI-enabled finance applications is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the month end reporting cycle, including preparation of reporting deliverables.
• Oversee the preparation of financial results and ensure reporting accuracy and completeness.
• Prepare monthly reporting packs, analysis and commentary for management.
• Coordinate the annual budget cycle and monthly forecasting process.
• Consolidate and analyse forecast submissions from stakeholders.
• Support the implementation and ongoing development of finance systems.
• Identify opportunities to standardise, simplify and automate finance processes, leveraging digital tools and AI to improve efficiency, quality and effectiveness.
• Act as a key finance contact for reporting, budgeting and forecasting matters.
• Provide support and guidance to finance colleagues.

Skills

Financial reporting

Forecasting & budgeting

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Power BI knowledge

Automation / AI in finance

Education

University degree in Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Automation tools / AI-enabled finance tools

Job description

Overview of the Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to take ownership of monthly financial reporting and coordinate budgeting and forecasting activities across a dynamic energy sector business. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role is responsible for delivering accurate, high quality financial information to management while supporting the ongoing development of the finance function through process improvement, systems development and finance transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the month end reporting cycle, including preparation of reporting deliverables
• Oversee the preparation of financial results and ensure reporting accuracy and completeness
• Prepare monthly reporting packs, analysis and commentary for management
• Coordinate the annual budget cycle and monthly forecasting process
• Consolidate and analyse forecast submissions from stakeholders
• Support the implementation and ongoing development of finance systems
• Identify opportunities to standardise, simplify and automate finance processes, leveraging digital tools and AI to improve efficiency, quality and effectiveness
• Act as a key finance contact for reporting, budgeting and forecasting matters
• Provide support and guidance to finance colleagues

Background and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role within an energy sector environment
• University educated in Accounting and/or Finance
• Professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent
• Strong experience in financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting
• Excellent analytical and variance analysis skills
• Advanced Excel capability and experience using ERP and financial reporting/consolidation systems
• Strong systems aptitude and ability to adapt to new technologies
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working within Shared Services environments is desirable
• Working knowledge of Power BI, automation tools or AI-enabled finance applications is desirable

What’s on Offer

• A dynamic environment where you will collaborate with talented professionals from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact
• Competitive salary and benefits package, including contributory pension scheme, private medical insurance and death in service benefit
• Ongoing career development opportunities, including access to online learning and professional development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with colleagues across the wider organisation through networking, knowledge sharing sessions, events and employee communities
• Full-time position (35 hours per week) based in Aberdeen

Next Steps

If you are interested in taking the next step in your career or feel a change of environment or sector is your next path, this could be the ideal job opportunity for you! Only candidates eligible to work in the UK will be considered for this role as no sponsorship is available.