Senior Finance Analyst, Finance - London

CoStar Realty Information, Inc.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in real estate information is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to manage financial processes, including preparing journal entries and account reconciliations. Candidates should be ACCA or CIMA qualified, proficient in Excel, and possess strong analytical skills. This role offers competitive benefits including private medical cover and a dynamic work environment in London.

Benefits

Full private medical cover

Dental cover

Life assurance

28 days annual leave

Competitive pension

Season ticket loans

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Experience managing and developing reporting, comfortable with large volumes of data.
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Manage the P&L and BS of specific international products/services.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of monthly financial data.
• Develop and manage financial models to support budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

ACCA

Oracle

MS Office

Data analysis

Project management

Communication skills

Languages (Spanish, German, French)

Education

ACCA or CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create unique and valuable offerings to our customers. CoStar is the global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics and news. Commercial Real Estate industry professionals around the globe use CoStar to access the most comprehensive data to make decisions with confidence.

Learn more about CoStar.

Description

At CoStar Group, our finance group centralises transaction processes, providing accurate reporting, financial resolutions, and proper forecasting analysis. Joining the team offers access to financial specialisations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash and asset management, client contracts and billing, and revenue recognition. The Senior Finance Analyst will be primarily responsible for assisting in the monthly close process, including preparation of monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analyses related to the monthly results.

This position will also play a key role in supporting financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis of CoStar’s international entities. Other responsibilities for this position include assisting in implementation of changes and enhancements to the Company’s Enterprise Resource Planning system. This position may also get exposure to technical accounting issues, including business combinations and integrations, and have interactions with our external auditors.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the P&L and BS of specific CoStar international products/ services. This includes:
• Ensuring accuracy and timeliness of monthly financial data through processing monthly journal entries.
• Delivery of month end results, including consistent and insightful reporting to business unit leaders and contribution to the monthly management accounts commentary.
• Challenging stakeholders to drive accountability, as well as providing them with the tools necessary to track progress against their financial targets and most importantly, allow them to keep within agreed budgets.
• Demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of revenue performance & cost drivers.
• Developing and managing financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Partner with Group Finance to aid key business objectives (e.g. acquisition integrations), including support on controls management and improvements to international systems, processes and reporting.
• Collaborate and be the lead partner with group treasury, tax and payroll to ensure compliance with corporation tax, VAT and payroll tax requirements of specific international countries.
• Be the lead conduit with external auditors and facilitate review of the close process, account reconciliations and variance analyses.

Qualifications

• AC A, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Experience in managing and developing reporting, comfortable with large volumes of data.
• Strong system skills including Oracle and MS Office, particularly Excel (Pivot tables, vlookup, Power Query, etc).
• Demonstrate a continuous improvement approach to work, including but not limited to, identifying areas for process improvements and implementing robust solutions.
• Experience of working to a monthly close cadence
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights
• Strong project management, time management and communication skills
• Ideally proficient in one or more European languages, specifically Spanish, German or French

What’s in it for you?

Working at CoStar Group means you’ll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. The role is based in London with opportunities to work from iconic offices. Additional benefits include full private medical cover, dental cover, life assurance, 28 days annual leave, a competitive pension, season ticket loans, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and more.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. We recognise the value of diversity and promote equality of opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact [e-mail].