Senior Financial Analyst, EMEA Payments Accounting

ACCA Careers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ACCA Careers in London seeks a Senior Financial Analyst to join the UK EMEA Payments Accounting team, focused on controllership and accounting support for EMEA operations.

You will drive cross-border projects, develop best practices in processes and controllership, and implement policies with the financial leadership team across worldwide locations. The role entails coordinating with technology and administration on integration initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field.
• Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, or local GAAP frameworks and applying them in day-to-day activities.
• Fluent English (speaking, writing, reading).
• Experience supporting month-end closing processes and financial reporting.
• Experience supporting implementation of controls or contributing to audits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare deliverables for internal and external financial reporting, including commentary and analytics.
• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and annual financial statements.
• Lead certain month-end close activities to meet deadlines.
• Improve accounting processes and controls for high-volume transactions.
• Engage in cross-functional project launches from scoping to testing and rollout.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business units on integration projects.

Skills

Financial analysis

Month-end close

Data analysis

KPI development

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Professional accounting qualification (ACA ACCA CIMA CPA)

Tools

Power BI

Python

SQL

Tableau

Cognos

Redshift

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to become a key member of the UK EMEA Payments Accounting team, located in our London office. The role has responsibility for the controllership and accounting function in support of the EMEA operations. The accounting flows are operated in multiple legal entities with involvement of a number of stakeholders in different locations.
In addition to the accounting and reporting responsibilities, the individual will drive cross-border projects and develop best practice in processes and controllership on an international level. They will also drive implementation of policies with the financial leadership team based out of worldwide Amazon locations.
Key job responsibilities

• Preparation of various deliverables to support both internal and external financial reporting needs, including analytic commentary and the preparation of supplementary financial analysis for management and other stakeholders.
• Preparation and review of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and annual financial statements.
• Leading certain month end close activities, ensuring that relevant deadlines are met.
• Direct responsibility for improving accounting processes and controls for a business with a high volume of transactions.
• Actively participating in cross functional project launches from scoping through to testing and launch.
• Responsibility for actively engaging with a variety of stakeholders within the business, including technology and administrative team on business integration projects.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or experience or equivalent experience in finance roles
• Knowledge of one or multiple accounting frameworks (including US GAAP, IFRS, or local GAAP frameworks), with the ability to apply them in day-to-day financial activities
• Speak, write, and read fluently in English
• Experience supporting month-end closing processes and contributing to financial reporting under established procedures
• Experience supporting the implementation of controls or contributing to audits over financial reporting environments
• Experience using financial models, KPIs, and data analysis to support business decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
• Knowledge of of financial reporting tools (Cognos, Redshift)
• Experience developing financial models in Excel with advanced functions (pivot tables, macros, VBA, Power Query)
• Experience with data analytics platforms (Power BI, Python, SQL, Tableau)

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