Finance Operations, Senior Associate - 12-months, Fixed-term Employment

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Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

Reporting to the Finance Operations Manager EMEA, the Finance Operations Senior Associate will play a pivotal role within the EMEA Finance team contributing to the efficient functioning of day-to-day finance operations, development of best practices, supporting continuous improvement initiatives, driving consistency, and strengthening internal control policies & procedures. A&M is an organization where a hands-on approach is adopted by all - candidates should understand that this is a hands-on role and should be prepared to get involved in the transactional side of accountancy to resolve issues and assist in the development of staff.

This is a 12-month fixed-term employment opportunity to assist the Finance Operations Director with the overall leadership of the AP and AR functions which currently number thirty-six staff in multiple locations. The role will additionally support the Finance Operations Director in taking full ownership of all transactional processes across EMEA, providing insight and guidance across various Finance functions to develop best practices, and ensure compliance with agreed processes are adhered to.

• Supporting the Finance Operations Manager in building relationships with operations teams across EMEA, acting as first point of contact to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner in their absence
• Support project teams with guidance on routine accounting queries, escalating complex issues to the Finance Operations Manager to ensure correct treatment is applied
• Work with finance teams to help resolve day-to-day operational issues, deputising for the Finance Operations Manager where required
• Use systems to prepare robust data analysis in support of the Finance Operations Manager on ad-hoc finance projects e.g. cross-border reporting, payment practices, withholding tax analysis
• Support the new entity project team with the timely creation of new entity records within our financial systems, escalating complex or non-standard requirements to the Finance Operations Manager
• Support the EMEA year-end compensation team by rectifying transactional issues and preparing supporting analysis and reporting
• Assist with ERP implementation activities, particularly UAT testing and supporting the delivery of team training
• Support the development and roll‑out of improvements to financial controls and procedures across the team

• Support the working capital review process with the Project Revenue team
• Assist with the month-end close review alongside the AP/AR teams, leading the review in the Finance Operations Manager's absence
• Help monitor revenue allocations that affect P&L profitability by SBU and MD, flagging discrepancies to the Finance Operations Manager
• Responding to routine queries/requests for information from auditors, external accountants and employees throughout the UK and Europe, escalating complex matters to the Finance Operations Manager to support the statutory reporting function
• Support the US Finance team on global audit requirements…