Finance Analyst

Job Introduction

Are you a Part Qualified finance professional with extensive practical experience in month end, budget and forecasting? Would you like to work in a modern, comfortable world-class workplace?

We are looking for a Management accountant to join our small but mighty team on our client’s site in Thames Valley Park, Reading. You should be Part qualified, with proven track record in month end, budgeting, forecasting, P&L contracts and variance analysis. Excellent command of English language, great communication and relationship building skills will be essential as you will be working closely with the operations team and the Client. Previous experience with rents, rates and service charges will earn you some serious brownie points.

What is in it for you? Great colleagues, positively challenging work environment, excellent development and progression opportunities and a great workspace boasting on-site supermarket, restaurants, outstanding coffee (for those month-end long hours), great breakout areas as well as free soft drinks and fruit for that extra boost. We offer a competitive salary and access to Sodexo employee benefits.

Role Responsibility

• Managing the collation of data key information, to ensure the accurate allocation of revenue and costs as well as reporting of service performance
• Providing effective financial and administrative support to the Client, Sodexo Finance and the Country Operations teams as required.
• Playing a pivotal role during the Client month-end process and Client reporting, as well as ensuring that the Invoice, PO and Sodexo internal process and governance is strictly adhered to.
• Review P&L variance reporting; post relevant accruals, prepayments and sync with the Clients Accenture operation accounting team for monthly schedules.
• Ensuring financial reports are accurately reported and documents are compiled in the pre agreed format and all information contained within is both accurate and presentable.
• Attend the Monthly Review calls with the Client and provide variance analysis and prior post end ‘follow up’ as required
• Provide financial support in respect of the Clients Capital project expenditure, hence working closely with the country operations and client finance where applicable.  
• Produce annual budget, periodic forecast and quarterly rent validation information for the Client account by working with the country operations teams, finance and client portfolio manager.
• Acting as the single point of contact for the Purchase Order tool for the country by creating requested POs, ensuring the POs are included with correct details from the beginning to the end of the PO life cycle and keeping supporting documentation.
• Monitor and process Exempt Vendor List (EVL) transactions
• Provide Business Partnering to the Portfolio Managers and Site and Regional Leads
• Produce ad-hoc reports for the Finance Manager and Finance Director

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Excellent Excel knowledge and proficient in Word and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of financial systems, including accounting systems and budgetary control
• Educated to degree level and part qualified CIMA/ACCA
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Able to maintain complete confidentiality at all times
• Previous experience in writing detailed reports and collating detailed accurate information accordingly
• Proven and successful Finance Department experience
• Excellent business partnering skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential

Desirable

• Studying for Professional Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Previous experience of working Rent, Rates and Service Charge is desirable 
• Previous experience of working within the facilities management sector is desirable but not essential

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process