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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting, with a strong focus on profitability analysis and performance improvement. Proven ability to collaborate with operational teams and manage financial compliance while developing junior team members.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial ReportingBudgeting And ForecastingSage SoftwareAdvanced ExcelTeam Management
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Financial AnalysisProfitability AnalysisData ManipulationKPI ReportingVariance AnalysisContract NegotiationOperational Process ImprovementCash GenerationWorking Capital ManagementCompliance Management
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsCustomer-Focused MindsetEnergetic ApproachPartnership-OrientedAbility To Work Under Pressure
Tools & Technologies
SageExcel
Certifications & Qualifications
Fully Qualified AccountantQBE
Industry Keywords
Financial ControlEMEA BudgetingPOS Stock ImpactGovernanceVAT Requirements
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own monthly financial reporting for client accounts, including profitability, volumes, working capital, cash generation, KPIs, risks, opportunities, trends and variances
- Support profit improvement plans and drive actions that improve account performance
- Partner with operational teams on annual account planning, budgeting, forecasting and monthly reforecasting
- Support contract negotiations, renewals and amendments through financial analysis and collaboration with internal legal teams
- Produce financial reports for clients covering spend, working capital, KPIs, risks, opportunities and performance trends
- Attend client review meetings and present financial performance
- Act as an escalation point for credit control queries and support issue resolution with clients
- Support governance and effective use of operational systems, ensuring accurate reporting and reconciliation to accounting records
- Ensure compliance with group processes, authority limits, foreign exchange procedures and VAT requirements
- Oversee the EMEA budgeting and forecasting process
- Review operational processes and identify opportunities for improvement and automation
- Act as a trusted business partner to Business Directors, Account Managers and wider account teams
- Interpret financial information and explain the financial impact of business decisions
- Manage and develop junior team members where applicable
- Contribute to strong financial control across the business
- Manage a small team remotely
Requirements
What you’ll need- Fully qualified accountant preferred, but QBE also considered
- At least 4+ years' financial, commercial or accounting experience
- Strong IT skills, including knowledge of Sage, advanced Excel and data manipulation
- Experience of POS stock and its impact on financial statements preferred
- Ability to work effectively under time pressure
- Strong communication skills and professional presence, with significant interaction across client and operational teams
- Energetic and partnership-oriented approach
- Customer-focused, innovative and challenging mindset
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment
- Recruitment, employment, development, compensation, and promotion regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law
- Reasonable adjustments available for the application process