Senior Finance Business Analyst

Guidant Global; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in finance is seeking a Senior Finance Business Analyst to play a pivotal role in managing technology costs and driving business planning. The role encompasses collaboration with finance teams, producing detailed forecasts, and engaging in key financial reporting activities. A recognized accounting qualification and strong analytical skills are essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of Finance processes and systems.
• Leadership and stakeholder management knowledge required.
• Proven track record in financial analysis and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the Planning and Reporting Director in managing Technology costs.
• Produce consolidated reporting and supporting materials.
• Maintain SAP ledgers and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Senior Finance Business Analyst

5 Howick Pl, London SW1P 1AU, UK

Full-time

Job Description

Role Profile

As the Senior Finance Business Analyst (SFBA), you'll report directly to the Director of Planning & Reporting, playing a key role in managing Technology costs across the Group, addressing M&A impacts on GS functions, and driving the business planning and reporting cycle for GS. You'll collaborate closely with finance colleagues across divisions, leveraging your insight and analytical expertise to influence business decisions. Working in a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, you'll be instrumental in shaping and managing the financial direction of the business.

Key Responsibilities

You will be expected to support the Planning and Reporting Director on the following key responsibilities plus any other reasonable duties as required:

Forecasting & Planning:

• Technology "Horizontal" Costs
• Lead on FP&A activities across Divisional and Group finance colleagues
• Produce consolidated reporting in excel including commentary, variance analysis and bridges
• Produce supporting PowerPoint slides with good story telling
• Support drive to make activity more efficient and effective
• M&A
• Support the Director of Planning and Reporting on establishing standard FP&A processes and material to provide visibility to stakeholders across impacted divisions on the "Change" and "Run" impacts across divisional operating models
• Support the Director of Planning and Reporting on GS function M&A assessments as required
• Business Planning & Reporting
• Produce the monthly Operations Management Report and Quarterly Board Report
• Support production of PPP material
• Liaise with the GS Head of FP&A and team to effectively co-ordinate and align material produced with Financial Reporting to the Group. Liaise with HR stakeholders to effectively co-ordinate and align material produced with HR reporting to the Group

Monthly/Annual Accounting & Reporting:

• Responsibility for maintaining the SAP ledgers for the head office entities.
• Accounting for monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Accounting for salaries and associated employment taxes.
• Posting monthly interest journals and associated FX movements provided by the Finance Controller.
• Posting intercompany loan interest and repayment journals.
• Accounting for intercompany management fees.
• Reporting intercompany positions into the Group consolidation system and following up on any mismatches with fellow Group entity owners.
• Uploading trial balances for the head office entities into the Group consolidation system.
• Uploading supplementary templates, including balance sheet movement analysis, direct cash flow, and indirect cashflow.
• Preparing month end and quarter end review files for the head office files, including commentary on balance sheet variances.
• Preparation of monthly Group FX analysis file, primarily driven by FX on intercompany loans.
• Preparation of monthly Group exceptional costs analysis.
• Finalising a selection of Head Office entity statutory accounts.

Finance Integration:

• Working with the Director, Planning & Reporting to continue progress on integrating the legacy Tarsus Group Finance operations and activities, winding down activity in the legacy Tarsus Head Office entities by the end of 2024.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work with and support stakeholders in a global divisional environment.
• Able to demonstrate an innovative approach to work with enthusiasm and innovation, ability to drive move to global, consistent, and best practice ways of working.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good process skillset and attention to detail.
• Ability to work from high level and bottom-up perspectives.
• Able to provide robust challenge to managers around their performance, good commercial acumen.
• Leadership potential
• Self-starter with proactive nature, and ability to work autonomously under limited supervision.
• Good influencing skills, ability to deal with conflict and drive change.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, complex, and uncertain environment.
• Good project management & prioritisation skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills, ability to write reports and create PowerPoint presentations in a succinct and direct manner.
• Strong excel skills.
• Credibility and professional integrity to work with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation.

Colleague Responsibilities

• Support people development to ensure the effectiveness of all colleagues within the unit concentrating on both performance and soft skill development.
• Planning and prioritising the work within the unit ensuring resource management is considered.
• Preparation and reporting of specific performance metrics within agreed deadlines
• Ensure a robust communication structure is in place across the team to ensure all key messages are communicated.
• Actively support a culture of team engagement
• Escalate team admin issues.
• Act as a role model to others
• Work closely with HR to ensure all people management processes and policies are being adhered to

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge and understanding of Finance processes, systems, and ways of working.
• Good knowledge of leadership, coaching and stakeholder management
• Recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

A track record of continuous professional and management development