Financial Reporting & Planning Accountant

Are you currently working in practice and looking for that first move into industry? Or have just completed your professional qualification and looking for your next step?

Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.
We have an opportunity for a Financial Planning and Reporting Accountant to join our team so this could be the role for you! Youll be our subject matter expert working within a team of finance professionals to deliver relevant, reliable and robust financial management information in relation to forecasting and reporting.
This is a hybrid role with a mix of working from home and in our central Leeds office.
About the role As Financial Reporting and Planning Accountant , youll have a great ability to analyse numbers and financial models to tell the story of what is happening across the organisation. You will carry out monthly management reporting and quarterly reforecasting activities, reviewing how each element of the business is performing and make recommendations to gain the best financial outcome. You will -
Source, analyse and consolidate financial information to the relevant senior management and governance committees
Develop and manage key relationships with both internal and external customers, ensuring clear communication
Own the month-end reporting process, support the annual plan and quarterly forecasts for one of our key business areas
Manage the development and maintenance of effective and efficient processes and systems
Drive innovation through the identification and implementation of opportunities to streamline and automate processes
About you With an Accounting qualification (CIMA/ ACCA/ ACA) or equivalent, and some experience of income reporting, planning and forecasting, youll have -
Excellent communication and relationship building skills with the ability to converse effectively with senior stakeholders
A continuous improvement mindset, always looking for ways to improve our processes, with the ability to identify and address key risks/ implications
Ability to review, manage and develop new financial and analytical models
Knowledge of management and financial accounting principles and be well-versed in approaches xwzovoh and techniques
Some experience of working with mortgages or savings from a finance perspective, however this is not essential
About Our Benefits Everyones different. Thats why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think youll love whatevers important to you, and whatever stage of life youre at. Such as
Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
Access to brilliant health benefits
Life assurance at 6 times your salary
25 days holiday (and the option to buy more)
Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
Wellbeing resources and tools
Retail and Leisure discounts