Financial Planning & Control Analyst

Financial Planning and Control Analyst - Project Accountant

Working in the FP&A team, this role will support with a specific business project. You will have the opportunity to play a key role in generating insight and management of project activities. This is a 12 month contract opportunity.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial and Commercial Management:

• Manage and maintain capital expenditure project cost models, ensuring
• All newly approved costs are added to the cost model real time
• All costs associated with approved Change Request are recorded in the cost model
• Continuously review existing costs to ensure project forecasts are accurate and up to date
• Complete period end process by verifying actual payments received against forecast
• Calculate project accruals each period end
• Complete periodic review of open purchase orders
• Monitor contractor end dates ensuring renewal process is triggered in a timely fashion
• Support Internal and External Audits on project financials
• Attend monthly meetings with PMO Lead and Programme Director to discuss financial status
• Responsibility for analysis of all ICT spend for both Capex and operating costs
• Manage all financial administration requirements/queries, including centralised purchase orders, invoices and supplier account management
• Ensure all statements of work and individual contracts are signed by appropriate Primark Director and counter signed by supplier and stored in centralised repository
• Responsible for raising project purchase orders, ensuring that supporting documentation is uploaded to the Primark payment system
• Responsible for reviewing supplier expenses in line with the latest Primark expenses policy
• Produce financial inputs into the monthly Steering Group

Key Interactions and engagement with as part of role:

• Report into the FP&A Manager
• Liaise with the programme directors & release managers in terms of financial forecasts
• Engage with the Programme Directors to understand the pipeline of Joiners, Movers and Leavers
• Engage with Primark Internal Audit for periodic audits
• Engage with our contractor preferred supplier regarding all individual contractors
• Engage with Finance Support Team on supplier invoice queries

Essential knowledge, education, skills and experience:

• Good understanding of project financials, with 2-3 years’ experience in project / PMO environment
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to work with complex MS Excel models
• Excellent attention to detail
• Able to trace through workings and detailed calculations to identify formula errors/miscalculations
• Understand the importance controls and accuracy to adhere to the financial governance requirements
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Capacity to build good relationships with key stakeholders at all levels
• Good communication skills with the ability to write clear emails, minutes and documents

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