Element has an opportunity for a new Finance Analyst to join our growing Group FP&A Team in London. This position requires financial and analytical skills and offers the opportunity to contribute to the Group's reporting and analytical practices within a complex multinational organisation. This role would suit someone making their first move out of practice.
As an integral part of the Group Finance Planning & Performance Management (P&PM) team, our Group FP&A team plays a pivotal role in driving the financial performance of the company. We deliver comprehensive analysis, consolidate management reporting, prepare Board papers, manage forecasts/budget processes, and support Investor Relations.
Responsibilities Monthly Management Reporting: Produce the monthly performance reports to the Operating Board and Group Board, ensuring efficient production with clear and actionable insights at company, regional, end market and business unit level that will help drive business decisions to achieve Element’s financial goalsOwn the month-end financial reporting timetableForecast and Budget: Support the preparation of various forecasts including the Mid-Month forecasts, mid-year forecasts, and Annual Budget, with related analysis and reportingInvestment and Capital appraisal: Provide financial analysis to support the approval and tracking of capital and investment projects, to help manage and prioritise spend. This includes maintaining the capex tracker process and collating materials for the Group Investment CommitteeAd Hoc Financial Analysis: Compile and analyse financial information such as Group Revenues, Exceptionals Spend, Capex spend, working with large amounts of data and providing insights to strategic projects and resource allocation. Includes responding to questions from Senior Management and Investors accurately and timelyData Accuracy: Reconcile data at various levels to ensure the accuracy of financial reporting and advise on correctionsProcess Improvement: Document procedures, tasks and solutions to issues, helping identifying process inefficiencies & implementing solutionsSystems: Become a Power User of the recently implemented Group Corporate Performance Management System (“Board”). The Group FP&A team is part of the Centre of Excellence for this system, providing training to other users and advising on future enhancementsCollaboration: Collaborate the Regional and Business Unit Finance teams within the wider organisation and providing support through the various reporting & planning processes in the year Skills / Qualifications
Essential skills include:
Recently qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalentStrong analytical skills and experience analysing financial results, trends, financial KPIs and financial ratiosExperience preparing or reviewing financial statements including income statements, balance sheet and cash flow statements.Pro-active attitude, high attention to detail and ability to work independently.Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize in a fast-paced, dynamically changing environmentStrong communication skills, both verbal and written, and ability to work and interact with all levels of personnel in the company.Abilitiy to work across time zones and work with globally diverse cultures.Highly desirable skills include:
Experience of financial performance analysis, budgeting / forecasting would be advantageousInternational group and Private Equity experience would be advantageous.Experience in accounting for capital projects and/or project accounting would be advantageousSoftware experience:
Microsoft Office experience – Strong Excel skills as well as PowerPoint, Word.Knowledge of Power Query/VBA would be highly desirable.Experience in use of CPM solutions such as Board would be highly desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.Experience with analysing large datasets would be highly desirable Company OverviewElement is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.
When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.
While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.
Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.
Diversity StatementAt Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.
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