Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting

Description:
We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to become a key member of a global accounting project team, located in our Manchester office. This position will be focused on supporting the development of accounting tools and process improvements to support global goals. It is expected the position will actively and frequently engage with other senior leaders in the accounting, finance, tax, technology and operation teams in multiple geographies.

This position will be based in an international team within the global accounting organisation to develop team-wide goals, process improvement initiatives, and assist in the identification of standards for global consistency. In addition to accounting experiences and skills, the successful candidate will be a self-starter, a demonstrated leader, a collaborative team-player, and an excellent communicator.

The global accounting project teams are also responsible for supporting the large number of new automation initiatives by actively participating in the design of processes and systems that will be responsible for managing financial transactions. This position will consult, as needed, with the business and IT teams to define requirement to in order to support proper accounting and actively participate in the process discussions to ensure the accounting issues are addressed.

Scope / key responsibilities:
As a representative of a global accounting project team, this position has a mix of project based accounting responsibilities including but not limited to:
• Managing and leading global accounting projects in fixed assets from scoping through to testing and launch.
• Direct responsibility for improving accounting processes and controls for a business with a high volume of transactions.
• Responsibility for actively engaging with a variety of stakeholders within the business, including technology and administrative team on business integration projects.
• Coordinate with the global fixed assets accounting teams to establish and maintain strong communication channels.

Basic Qualifications:
• BA or equivalent degree required
• Relevant accounting experience (public accounting /industry mix preferred)
• Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines on critical projects
• A strong desire to exceed expectations
• Solid organisational, project management skills, and information technology aptitude
• UK GAAP, IFRS or US GAAP experience required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Traits we are looking for in a candidate are a strong desire to exceed expectations, effective interpersonal skills; including persuasive written and oral communication, solid organizational skills, ability to assess and manage risk, and willingness to get into the details whilst also seeing and understanding the big picture.

Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications/Attributes:
• Experience working in a fast paced environment similar to a high tech start-up
• Ability to work with large volumes of data and an understanding of data warehousing
• Experience with automation tools, such as Alteryx and Python is valued
• Fixed Assets accounting experience
• CIMA, ACCA, and ACA or similar credentials gained whilst working in a large accounting professional services company