Finance Analyst

at  BDO

IDEAS | PEOPLE | TRUST

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

WE’LL HELP YOU SUCCEED

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.
You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.
This position will report to the LAG Finance Assistant Manager supporting the London Audit Group, the audit stream’s biggest SBU in its financial matters.

You will work with and support the Finance Assistant Manager and Senior Finance Manager in managing the financial performance of the group on a day-to-day basis, as well as providing relevant support, advice and guidance to the overall team within the business unit on financial matters. You’ll also:

• Provide support with Working Capital management for the group – ensuring that bills, provisions, recoveries and cash collections are managed effectively and efficiently within the group.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to the LAG finance team and sector leads to enable informed planning and decision making. Including utilisation, recovery rates, budget, rolling forecast, key performance indicators and analysis of variances.
• Help to drive standardisation of MI available to the group, seeking out continuous improvement of reporting and suggestions for process improvements.
• Provide monthly financial analysis and reporting to the smaller sectors with scope for responsibilities to increase as experience increases.
• Approve Accounts Payable Invoices for LAG and monitoring key expenditure lines in the management accounts.
• Support the quarterly forecasting and yearly budget processes for the group, assisting with the coordination with the sectors, liaising with relevant personnel and the central Finance team as appropriate and supporting the input of the data into the Firm’s budget model.

You’ll be someone with:

• A commercial mind
• An analytical mind with accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong Microsoft skills, particularly in Excel
• Experience of using Microsoft Power BI desirable but not essential
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Partnership experience desirable
• ACA, CIMA or ACCA new starter or part qualified

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.
At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Please refer the Job description for details