Excellence Reporting Accountant

Excellence Reporting Accountant

Port Glasgow | Hybrid Working

Are you a commercially minded finance professional with a passion for reporting, process improvement and turning data into meaningful business insight?

We are seeking an Excellence Reporting Accountant to join a high-performing Finance Shared Services operation. This is a key role supporting senior leadership through the delivery of insightful performance reporting, KPI management and continuous improvement initiatives across finance operations. Based in Port Glasgow, you'll play an important part in driving operational excellence, improving reporting capability and helping shape future ways of working.

The Opportunity Working closely with Finance leadership and operational teams, you will develop reporting frameworks, analyse performance trends, monitor service delivery metrics and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, controls and service outcomes.

This role would suit an analytically strong accountant or finance professional who enjoys working with large datasets, building dashboards and influencing decision-making through high-quality management information.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting & Management Information

Produce accurate daily, weekly and monthly performance reports with meaningful commentary.
Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards and reporting frameworks.
Track and report on KPIs and SLAs across finance operations.
Present clear and actionable insights to stakeholders at all levels.

Data Analysis & Business Insight

Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
Support root cause analysis and performance improvement initiatives.
Translate complex data into practical recommendations and actions.
Deliver insights that support operational and strategic decision-making.

Continuous Improvement

Support automation and simplification initiatives across finance processes.
Drive reporting efficiencies and reduce manual reporting activity.
Contribute to transformation programmes and improvement projects.
Assist with the implementation of new reporting tools and technologies.

Stakeholder Engagement

Partner with finance leaders, operational managers and project teams.
Act as a key point of contact for reporting and performance data.
Support business cases and ad hoc analysis.
Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

About You

You'll bring a blend of technical reporting expertise, strong communication skills and a continuous improvement mindset.

Essential Experience

Significant experience within finance operations reporting, performance reporting or management information.
Lean Six Sigma qualification or demonstrable process improvement experience.
Good understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (O2C) and Record-to-Report (R2R) processes.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into actionable insight.
Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query and complex formulas.
Experience creating dashboards, scorecards and reporting frameworks.
Exposure to ERP systems, reporting tools and data visualisation techniques.
Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.

Desirable

Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CA) or equivalent experience.

Experience with Power BI, Tableau or similar reporting platforms.
Familiarity with ERP systems such as Oracle, Dynamics or Workday.

What's on Offer?

Hybrid working arrangement.
Opportunity to influence reporting strategy and business performance.
Exposure to senior finance leadership.
Involvement in transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

Career development within a collaborative and forward-thinking finance environment.
If you're passionate about delivering high-quality management information, driving operational excellence and making a tangible impact through data-led decision-making, we'd love to hear from you.

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