Responsibilities includes the consolidation and reporting of the 3 legal entities of the group, including all relevant accounting entries, preparing the payroll and VAT returns.Overhead payments and processing of invoices and credit card paymentsStandard month end activities including prepayments, accruals and bank reconciliation.

Daily sales and order reporting to show the current sales position and latest forecast;Preparation of sales, marketing and fixed costs related accruals and monthly management reports including variance analysis and interaction with commercial managers;Produce reports on key analytical input into business performance, with particular emphasis on category, brand and customer profitability;Assisting the Business Controller with the preparation of the management accounts, financial reporting & customer pricing;Budgeting and Quarterly forecasts including loading into Hyperion.

Review assigned line items on a monthly basis, and determine whether an accrual/prepayment is necessary.Ensure AP postings have been correctly allocated to relevant line items and cost centresProvide written commentaries to Management on variances to budget, forecast and prior year regarding any anomalies each month.Prepare all balance sheet reconciliation for assigned lines on a monthly basisReview assigned Area P&Ls on a monthly basisPro-actively work with the Property team to improve reporting and understanding of property costs.Process the overseas monthly journals for review by the FA including liaising with the overseas staff to resolve queries.

Financial Analysis - This role will provide ad hoc analysis and support across the Operating Group Finance team, mainly for Midway Attractions with additional ad hoc requests for the Theme Parks and LEGOLAND divisions.Midway Central – complete financial control of Central costs (+£3m) and capital (+£2m). This is to include all month end duties such as P&L review (with specific review of operating costs), ensuring all balance sheet accounts are reconciled and review of fixed assets. As well as month end reporting, be responsible for all strategic planning processes such as budget, forecast, capital plan and business plan.Operating Group Finance – review and commentate on the daily, weekly and monthly trading statistics and other performance data. Input with the monthly out turn process. Prepare presentations for Conferences, Away days and Quarterly presentations. Set up and maintain ad hoc trackers and analysis such as World Cup (or equivalent) tracker. Responsibility for group Cluster reporting.Provide support to the OGF team during strategic planning periods such as budget, business plan. This could be assisting review of holiday phasing across the operating groups or checking consistencies of data.

Control of nominal ledgerPreparation of monthly management accounts, forecasts and budgetsCompletion of year end packs and liaising with external auditorsPreparation of tax returns and quarterly VAT returns.Completion of weekly and daily cash flow forecastsManagement of the Group’s treasury function:Preparation of Group’s weekly and daily Cash flow forecastsManagement of Group’s inter company and external loansDaily reporting and management of cash pools

Retrieving from Hyperion or from Excel templates, compile, consolidate and analyse monthlyFlash information for actual Net Sales, EBITDA, and Gross inventoryForecast bridge (Variances vs Other Periods)Risk and Opportunities chartHeadcount analysisGross profit bridge (quarterly)Assist in the preparations of monthly packages and presentations such as:Financial decks (P&L, BS, Cash Flows, variance analysis, etc. for actual and for forecast)Create templates in Retrieve Hyperion to:-Extract specific data for analysis not available in standard reports-Consolidate country information in ad-hoc formats-Develop financial modelling tools that can add efficiency to the process-Provide support in preparing information for the Regional IBP (Integrated Business Planning) –which includes business evaluations, customer analysis, brand analysis, etc.Interact with the finance team within the EMEA region, and also with the Finance departmentUS as required in order to collect and supply financial information and follow up on questions andexplanations

Accurate & timely weekly reporting and accurate forecastingOversea monthly and month end financial processes and complete financial accountsAppraisal & review of unit processes, whilst suggesting continuing improvementsProduction and presentation of monthly reports and KPIs to operations and clientWorking with the wider management team to control and reduce costsBudget and forecasting from unit level to overall performance of the contract

Consolidation of month end actuals and timely reporting and variance analysis to Group, by using Excel look-ups and pivot tables.Produce commentary for the business units and Group board packs for monthly, forecast, budget and 3 year plansConduct financial overview and close-down sessions with programme, ensuring documentation is accurate, robust and up-to-dateAnalyse budget, forecast and 3 year plans in relation to approved spending levels and compare against previous expectationsAssist the Boots UK Business Planning Team (non-finance) with financial understanding of programmes and consolidated view, with appropriate commentaryChair monthly programme review meetings with Boots UK Business Planning TeamDevelop analysis models and month end tools to present information more appropriately and to streamline the month end processRun training sessions with all finance managers for new reporting toolsQuarterly billing of major marketing invoices and calculation of business unit split

Reporting every month into the Business Analyst and Regional Manager (non-financial person), my role is to analyse the results of the Midlands Region of UK Static Guarding. Gather information from various departments, including operations, management accounts, purchase & sales ledger and payroll to assist my day-to-day duties and the reports that produce at month end for the following tasks:Produce the full annual budget and quarterly forecasts for the Midlands RegionAnalysing the finalised budgets & forecasts for areas of improvement when looking at the % Gross & Net MarginsDiscuss and interpret the financial implications of changes in the operations of the region and of business proposals with the Regional Manager