Newly Qualified Accountant - Edinburgh

Wilkinson & Associates is working with an established retail bank based in Edinburgh. They are seeking to hire an Assistant Manager within their Finance Planning & Analysis team to be a key member of the Finance function team and have multiple stakeholders across the Bank.

The role will be supporting running the Bank’s monthly management reporting process, including preparation of the monthly Finance board pack. You will responsible for ensuring that Group management reporting obligations are fulfilled through preparation of monthly group reporting pack and MI.

There is a depth of industry experience across the division and plenty of occasions to learn from being part of a capable and productive team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to join a trusted brand with a wealth of opportunities to fulfil their potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting delivery of stress testing exercises and ad-hoc financial analysis including input to Executive briefing paper
• Organisation of the month-end sign off meetings, provision of accurate insightful materials which provide senior management with adequate confidence and insight to approve the monthly results
• Assist in preparation of the monthly finance management pack for the Executive Committee, Board and Senior Finance Management with timely delivery of accurate information
• Contribute to the on-going development of management reporting to ensure it remains fit for purpose and provides optimal insight to key stakeholders
• Prepare monthly Group reporting pack and associated deliverables on a timely and accurate basis
• Maintain robust processes and controls in relation to financial reporting, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Assist in the setting of the annual planning cycle and support preparation of a business guidance pack
• Co-ordinate the delivery of budget submissions from multiple sources as part of the annual budget and corporate plan processes
• Manage various stakeholders to ensure submissions are received within agreed timescales and are complete to acceptable budgeting standards
• Run the budget and forecast consolidation process to derive a set of accurate outputs for Senior Management and Executive Review identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in this area
• Work with Commercial Finance to deliver a monthly latest view forecast, understanding variances to plan, delivering a set of output schedules to support the analysis and projected out-turn
• Provide support in the benchmarking and analysis of competitors
• Maintain existing FP&A processes, identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, ensuring all financial models are compliant with relevant standards

Required Skills & Attributes:

• Qualified accountant with practical experience of financial or management reporting
• Highly numerate, with excellent analytical and problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong commercial awareness
• Strong PC skills, with an emphasis on Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Well organised and able to prioritise workload in line with tight deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• Effective team player with ability to working closely with others to deliver results
• Strong relationship management skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across the organisation e.g. able to translate data and analysis into user-friendly outputs to suit the audience