Financial Analyst - Interim - Belfast

MCS Group is urgently seeking an interim Financial Analyst on behalf of a key client based in Belfast.

Immediate need - Fully Qualified & Part Qualified Candidates Considered.

The Interim Financial Analyst will:

• Perform period-end activities to ensure proper classification and validity of financials, including manual journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Prepare management reporting for relevant process speciality. Ensure standardisation of processes and reports across sites and business units.
• Ensure data accuracy in general ledger and sub-ledgers by performing various controls, including reconciliations between ledgers.
• Own the procedures and methodology of relevant process speciality. Ensure calculations and methodologies are standardised across sites and definitions are comparable.
• Provide preliminary comments regarding actuals and identify variances against budget and forecast.
• Ensure appropriate accounting treatment of activities and transactions.
• Participate in the budgeting and forecasting process by providing accurate historical data, ensuring standardisation of templates across sites and business units, and monitoring and evaluating business performance against targets.
• Analyse financial reporting and flow down to operational teams to explain performance and understand key drivers.
• Participate in operational meetings and day-to-day site management in order to help quickly identify risks and opportunities and drive financial performance.
• Support process improvement, process optimisation and special projects.
• Actively contribute to knowledge sharing.

In addition, candidates must possess and be able to demonstrate:

• A solid understanding of the systems used in Finance
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Significant technical accounting knowledge
• Ability to deal with senior personnel
• Strong Finance/IT systems experience

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please send an up to date CV via the link provided or contact Clare Simpson at MCS Group 028 96953499

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