Senior Finance Analyst

CAE Inc; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in civil aviation training is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst for their Crawley location. This role involves delivering financial reporting, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and supporting the operational management with financial analysis. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth financial knowledge, particularly in VAT and accounting practices, and be proficient in financial software. This position offers a hybrid working model and attractive benefits including private health insurance and a flexible holiday policy.

Benefits

Flexible holiday policy

Private health insurance

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Full understanding of financial accounting to trial balance.
• Advanced knowledge of VAT.
• Able to work successfully with multiple foreign currencies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver internal financial reporting and support operational management teams.
• Complete Month End process and support finance analysts.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations and policies.

Skills

Financial accounting

VAT knowledge

Experience with foreign currencies

Flexibility

Analytical skills

Advanced computer skills

Tools

Oracle

ERP Systems

Job description

Passionate about your field? Looking for a work environment where you can innovate and collaborate with experts from a wide range of sectors? Want to join a world-class Company and industry leader and be proud to contribute to our projects and mission? Come share your passion with us!

Summary

In this role you will deliver the internal financial reporting requirements and actively support the local operational management teams with effective financial analysis and guidance to ensure financial performance is maximised.

You are accountable for specific areas of Finance function, including statutory and taxation, Budget/Forecasting cycle, and Accounts Receivable and cashflow.
As a Senior Finance Analyst you will be the deputy for the Team Lead Accounting and Financial Reporting as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete Month End process (Oracle) following Matrix and Responsibilities to ensure deadlines are met
• Work close with the finance analyst team to improve and implement process.
• Completion of the monthly inter-company confirmation process
• Completion of the different corporate reporting deliverables. Month End Packs (MEP), HFM, CIT
• Completion of the balance sheet reconciliations for each individual entity in the region (mainly for the process owner tasks)
• Process owner and good knowledge about IFRS-16, Loan, Cash forecast, standard JEs.
• Overall administration of the bank accounts
• Administration of non AP (accounts payable) bank transactions
• Controls and checks of all bank reconciliations with responsibility for the overall reconciliation
• Administration the bank mandates in co-operation with the relevant banks and the CAE Treasury department
• Participate in producing cash flow forecasts
• Overall administration of the expense claim process
• Completion of all expense claim related journal entries
• Administration of the issue of credit cards
• Administration of Concur and/or other expense claim systems, including training staff in the region to use these tools correctly
• Ensure that staff expense claims are compliant with corporate policies and procedures
• Responsible for the prepayment accounts including journal postings and reconciliations
• Completion of VAT returns, ensuring compliance with the relevant legal filing requirements
• Participate in the preparation of corporation tax computations for all legal entities within the region
• Lead and/or participate in the internal and external audit process for all legal entities within the region

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Full understanding of financial accounting to trial balance
• Advanced knowledge of VAT
• Able to work successfully with multiple foreign currencies
• Flexibility to adapt role and tasks to changes in the business
• Investigation of nominal account ledgers and support in the resolution of queries
• Able to work in a fast moving environment, providing accurate and timely information to a high standard
• Computer skills - advanced knowledge in the use of financial software applications (ERP), databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoints and word processing

The position is based at our modern Commercial Aviation Training Centre in Crawley/Gatwick and offer hybrid working, 2 days on-site and 3 days from home. We are offering a permanent contract, working hours of the role are Monday to Friday with total working hours of 39 hours a week.

CAE offers

• Attractive benefits including a flexible holiday policy.
• Private health insurance (BUPA)
• Life Assurance & more!

With over 13,000 employees located in 35 countries, CAE is a global leader in training for the civilaviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. To learn more: Visit www.cae.com !

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Position Type

Regular

About This Role

Passionate about your field? Looking for a work environment where you can innovate and collaborate with experts from a wide range of sectors? Want to join a world-class Company and industry leader and be proud to contribute to our projects and mission? Come share your passion with us!

Summary

In this role you will deliver the internal financial reporting requirements and actively support the local operational management teams with effective financial analysis and guidance to ensure financial performance is maximised.

You are accountable for specific areas of Finance function, including statutory and taxation, Budget/Forecasting cycle, and Accounts Receivable and cashflow.
As a Senior Finance Analyst you will be the deputy for the Team Lead Accounting and Financial Reporting as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete Month End process (Oracle) following Matrix and Responsibilities to ensure deadlines are met
• Work close with the finance analyst team to improve and implement process.
• Completion of the monthly inter-company confirmation process
• Completion of the different corporate reporting deliverables. Month End Packs (MEP), HFM, CIT
• Completion of the balance sheet reconciliations for each individual entity in the region (mainly for the process owner tasks)
• Process owner and good knowledge about IFRS-16, Loan, Cash forecast, standard JEs.
• Overall administration of the bank accounts
• Administration of non AP (accounts payable) bank transactions
• Controls and checks of all bank reconciliations with responsibility for the overall reconciliation
• Administration the bank mandates in co-operation with the relevant banks and the CAE Treasury department
• Participate in producing cash flow forecasts
• Overall administration of the expense claim process
• Completion of all expense claim related journal entries
• Administration of the issue of credit cards
• Administration of Concur and/or other expense claim systems, including training staff in the region to use these tools correctly
• Ensure that staff expense claims are compliant with corporate policies and procedures
• Responsible for the prepayment accounts including journal postings and reconciliations
• Completion of VAT returns, ensuring compliance with the relevant legal filing requirements
• Participate in the preparation of corporation tax computations for all legal entities within the region
• Lead and/or participate in the internal and external audit process for all legal entities within the region

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Full understanding of financial accounting to trial balance
• Advanced knowledge of VAT
• Able to work successfully with multiple foreign currencies
• Flexibility to adapt role and tasks to changes in the business
• Investigation of nominal account ledgers and support in the resolution of queries
• Able to work in a fast moving environment, providing accurate and timely information to a high standard
• Computer skills - advanced knowledge in the use of financial software applications (ERP), databases, spreadsheets, PowerPoints and word processing

Contract details & location

The position is based at our modern Commercial Aviation Training Centre in Crawley/Gatwick and offer hybrid working, 2 days on-site and 3 days from home. We are offering a permanent contract, working hours of the role are Monday to Friday with total working hours of 39 hours a week.

CAE offers

• Attractive benefits including a flexible holiday policy.
• Private health insurance (BUPA)
• Healthcare cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance & more!

With over 13,000 employees located in 35 countries, CAE is a global leader in training for the civilaviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. To learn more: Visit www.cae.com !

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Position Type

Regular

CAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender indentity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, age, or other characteristics protected by local laws.

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