Summary of Job:

To support the Commercial Finance Manager in the production, tracking, review and validation of financial reports and supporting the business processes within the Commercial Finance department.

Overview of

Responsibilities:

• Using a variety of existing MS Excel trackers and other systems, produce financial and commercial reports on a regular basis working with the Finance Department to ensure alignment of reported month end financial information.

• On a monthly basis

• Ensure appropriate revenue is included on financial trackers
• Validate date on all trackers / system to ensure data set is complete and correct
• Save all financial trackers / backups systems within specific folders
• On a weekly basis
• Compile and submit financial reports and information to the Executive Management
• Ensure continuous tracking of WIP position and age. Monitor, support and drive the submission of applications for payments for various contracts and work streams and act as a reviewer and approver where necessary.
• Run ad hoc reports to monitor WIP status and aging of WIP and monitor, support and drive to reduce WIP positions.
• Work in conjunction with all business stakeholders to ensure timely (to deadlines) and accurate WIP reporting:
• Review and monitor the progress of individual work orders within the different contracts and identify issues and escalate as appropriate
• Continuous improvement in the development of reporting systems and processes to improve efficiency and the accuracy of reported figures through learning and understanding the different contracts and clients.
• Work alongside other stakeholders to ensure all applications for payment are made within appropriate timescales
• Support Commercial Finance Manager with ad hoc financial reporting as appropriate.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Qualification(s) in a relevant financial / commercial field
• Managing monthly commercial / financial reporting.
• Creating, updating and improving complex MS Excel spreadsheets for data analysis.
• Accountancy and or financial management
• Advanced IT skills
• Advanced level MS Excel skills
• Good organisational skills
• Team working and leadership
• Ability to manage self and own workload is essential
• Experience and technical capabilities to solve challenging problems.

Desirable Knowledge and Skills:

• Accountancy / financial management experience
• Quantity Surveying - Measurement, applications, cost value reconciliation
• Experience working in the utilities / telecoms sector
• Salesforce and Power BI experience.

Salary between £35K & £40K + Benefits (dependant upon experience)