Finance Analyst

Job Title
Finance Analyst

Job Purpose

Our Mission

We're Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments enabling innovative financial services experiences that are in step with the way people live and work today. Our aspiration is to move money and information in a way that moves the world. Our Purpose is to deliver superior value for our clients through leading technology, targeted innovation and excellence in everything we do.

Our core values are to earn client trust every day, create with purpose, inspire and achieve excellence, do the right thing and deliver on the promise of one Fiserv. It's these values that create a foundation for us to be able make the right decisions and deliver on our commitments to our client's and one another other.

Financial Analyst, GFS Finance, Basildon

Role Purpose

Key team member of the GFS Finance Team:

• Commitment to upholding Fiserv's values: embracing innovation, collaboration and change, demonstrating vigilance, ethics and integrity. Working hard and enjoying the journey and being competitive in all the right ways
• Supporting the timely and accurate production and reporting of actual, budget and forecast results, KPI's. Producing good variance analysis focused on the 'why,' not just the 'what'.

Deliverables and Dimensions

Supporting the Senior Finance Manager in the production of timely and accurate financial results and the reporting thereof, not limited to the below responsibilities.

• Revenue accruals preparation, revenue recognition, revenue assurance
• Assist in preparation of all relevant revenue reconciliations, with supporting documentation
• Preparing reviewing accounting entries for Shared Service Centre
• Maintaining forecast and budget models
• Preparation and distribution of client reports, Business Partnering
• Responding to queries from the business
• Ensuring Billing function is in line with policy and guidelines especially maintaining auditable backups
• Minimum processing fee calculations, and responsibility for the price increase process in partnership with the client management teams
• Rebate calculations
• Responsible for the client billing data
• Responsibility of the billing controls and processes and responses for audit responses.
• Work with leads to Review customer contracts Ensure accurate setup of billing schedules and invoicing. Calculate the correct revenue recognition for complex customer contracts. Collaborate with Sales and Legal teams to expedite contract approvals and meet approval SLA's.

• Build strong relationships with other Finance members and Accounting and shared services
• Ensure the highest standard of financial rigour is maintained within all areas of responsibility

Key Challenges

• Maintain a high standard of reporting and financial governance

Performance Behaviours

Compliance

• Ensuring that all relevant request information is produced on time and to the highest standards of accuracy.

Analytical Skills

• Adopting a probing and questioning attitude - not accepting things at face value

• Ability to review data and identify potential errors requiring further review

Influencing Others

• Actively listening to the views and concerns of others and factoring these into own thinking where appropriate

Pre-Entry Requirements

Essential Technical Skills

• Numeracy
• Accuracy
• Analytical skill

Essential Qualifications

• Part qualified Accountant/or interest in studying towards an accounting qualification
• Good GCSE grades A-C including Maths & English

Essential Experience

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a multi-group operation
• Excel user (example: pivot tables, SUMIF, VLOOKUP), Microsoft PowerPoint

Summary of Personal Profile

A dynamic and demonstrably ambitious candidate who seeks responsibility, takes ownership, and makes things happen. Someone who is flexible and embraces change and is also able to confidently suggest areas for improvement where necessary

What we can offer you

• Hybrid working policy
• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus based on performance
• Pension contribution of up 7.5%
• Health and Wellness Resource platform access for you and your family
• Life Insurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Private Dental Insurance
• Income Protection
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and adoption leave
• Living Proof Points Scheme - Get recognised by your colleague and spend your points at multiple high-street retailers.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing with length of tenure
• Cycle to work scheme
• Career development, training and professional qualification opportunities - we want to provide you with the tools to succeed and grow in your role

Well-being at Fiserv
Our associates are the most important part of our business. To solve complex business challenges and create differentiated value for Fiserv clients, it's important that our associates are able to give their best at work every day. This means feeling great in all aspects of their lives, as it relates to physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

Our People
At Fiserv, our culture starts with our people. Want to learn what associates from across the company do or what it's like to work at Fiserv? Get to know us.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Fiserv actively supports and encourages diversity in our workforce. Fiserv is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability'

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Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

Fiserv is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and it is the Company's policy to make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability (as long as the individual is able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation), and any other characteristic protected by Law.