Finance Associate

Job description

AutoReq ID

140790BR

Job Title

Finance Associate

Country

United Kingdom

Location

London

Function

KPMG Business Services

Service Line

Finance

Service Line Information

With a turnover in excess of £1.5 billion and a payroll of close to 16,000 partners and staff across UK offices, our Finance team covers a huge spectrum of work. It spans everything from being closely involved in supporting the organisation's business strategy to tightly managing critical business functions like employee payroll, expenses, accounts payable and billing.

KPMG Overview

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Pensions, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.

With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Job Description

Business Partnering

Develop an understanding of the business being supported, being proactive to learn about products / services / markets
Support local stakeholders within the management unit to understand their engagement performance and the key drivers - including training and education
Production of MI, data analysis and other reporting for to further assist the understanding of engagement performance as appropriate
Support the business with complex process and administration queries and requests which are outside of the scope of EXL SoW

Financial Control / Management

Execute processes to ensure that the accounts accurately reflect the financial position of the business
Support the IT / expense / e-payables coding processes. Investigating and escalating as required
Help to ensure Finance processes and policies are adhered to. Escalate deviation and always be forward thinking about improvements
Support compliance and education around timesheet, suspense and other finance related processes

Plan / Budget / Forecast

Support the Finance work-stream in relation to Business planning, budgeting and forecasting

Working Capital Management

Review liquidity reporting, highlighting and following up on risk and opportunities
Monitor the business actions on WIP and debt items and highlight EL/EM underperformance to ensure it is escalated and dealt with
Meet with Engagement Partners and Engagement Managers on an “as needed” basis to discuss billing and cash collection actions
Work with Performance leaders to ensure Engagement Partners and Engagement Managers fully understand the lock-up cycle and how to deliver against their lock-up targets

Finance Community

Play a role in the broader finance community, including active participation in meetings, forums and projects
Be an advocate for change programmes delivered by Finance / KBS, including automation tools, self-service, standardisation and any other changes in ways of working

Ad-hoc Financial Administration

Any other financial administration duties relevant to the business finance agenda or that have a broader commercial implication

Skills and Experience

A 'level educated with B or greater in GCSE English and Maths
Relevant experience of accounting in an operational or professional services environment
Resilient and able to work with multiple and highly demanding stakeholders
Problem solving abilities
Attention to detail

Our Deal

If the chance to work with interesting clients and innovative technology wasn’t rewarding enough, we’ll motivate you in other ways too. At KPMG you can expect real responsibilities and opportunities to grow professionally.

‘Our Deal’ sets out all the different ways you’ll be rewarded at KPMG. Among other things you can benefit from honest conversations about your career as well as a range of other rewards. In all these ways and more, we have created an environment that can bring out the best in you.

Flexible Working

While some of our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, we are supportive where possible of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands.

We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Furthermore, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so you can understand from them what our culture is like.

Applying with a Disability

KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of the Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require, with your recruitment contact.

KPMG's commitment to diversity

We are proud of the value we place on individuality; we want you to bring your full self to work and truly maximise your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results for our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG.

Returning to work after a break
At KPMG, we appreciate that returning to work after an extended career break can be daunting. We understand that those with experience who have taken a career break have a wealth of experience and knowledge to offer our organisation, which helps us to achieve our business goals. We will support you to refresh your skills, develop your confidence and provide a supportive network across the firm to help you best integrate into the working environment. This role welcomes applications for individuals who have been out of work for 18 months or more and who have previous relevant experience.

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