Associate Cost Centre Accountant

Introduction

The Finance Resource Centre (FRC) is a motivated, skilled and highly effective team; a Finance Centre of Excellence. They have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Cost Centre Accountant.

The Finance Resource Centre (FRC) is a motivated, skilled and highly effective team; a Finance Centre of Excellence. They have an exciting opportunity for an Associate Cost Centre Accountant.

The position offers diverse and challenging activities within a professional, process improvement focused team. As such, candidates should demonstrate their ability to work as a self-motivated, methodical problem solver.

• Prepare monthly reporting pack for departmental cost centres (both overhead & OOC) including variance analysis and LTF forecast. This will include monthly, quarterly & annual analysis and will cover gross cost and recoveries.
• Record actual results in the financial systems and prepare LTF forecasts using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Support the Team Lead/Operational Lead in compliance with the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements and ensure Group and Regional reporting objectives and policies are adhered to within deadlines set.
• Communicate with cost centre Managers to plan, monitor and advise on financial performance, explaining financial information to non-financial personnel.
• Prepare bottom-up annual budget for relevant cost centres/functions.
• Prepare reconciliations and analysis with relevant and appropriate backup and critical analysis of the balances.
• Demonstrate a general understanding of Accounting Standards, principles and Group accounting policies to ensure they are applied and upheld.
• Identify process improvement opportunities.
• Ensure a consistent and high level of service is provided to stakeholders.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, including senior management, Legal, Tax, Audit, HR and Technical Accounting).
• Undertake additional adhoc tasks as required for the role, team and project activities.

• Degree qualification in a relevant stream (Finance/Accounting/Business).
• Demonstrable practical experience within a similar role is preferred. Also, experience undertaking good quality accurate analysis and analytical review.
• Working knowledge of SAP and underlying modules (time allocations, fixed assets, inventory, etc) that impact the General Ledger.
• Practical skills in MS Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Running reports and data extraction for input to Excel models.
• Demonstrates initiative and ownership to deliver workload while supporting wider team activities.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Collaborative working; will build effective relationships across all levels of a highly diverse global business.
• Solutions focused, will identify and develop new methods to improve efficiency and processes.
• Performance and quality focused, right first-time attitude, with good self-review skills.
• Customer focused, strives to improve, learn and apply feedback.
• Effective planning and organising skills, able to identify and effectively prioritise workload and consistently meet deadlines. Adapts to changing workload as required.