Assistant Manager - Cost Accounting - Center of Excellence

Role Overview:

Playing a vital role in driving cost efficiency, you will partner with the Cost Head and other GCH colleagues to shine a light on your Cost area, continuously questioning and finding ways to simplify, optimise and increase transparency. As part of our team, you will learn and grow every day. You will develop Specialist knowledge of your Cost area and will contribute to the implementation of best practice, gaining the skills and capability to:

Responsibilities:

- Responsibility of end-to-end cost accrual & analysis along with flash reporting

- Responsible for the execution of other accounting functions, including but not limited to journal entries, account reconciliations and variance analysis for month-end reporting

- Create engaging and informative monthly and ad-hoc analysis, analysing movements with the Cost Head from both a Controlling and Business Finance perspective

- Support month end process by investigating variance with budget/forecast and provide thoughtful actions and comments to drive business decisions basis vendor analysis.

- Understand and compile stakeholder requests and provide feasible solutions

- Undertake monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and lead the overall month end close process

- Collaborate with senior stakeholders (including LEC, Group Control & Business Finance teams) acting as subject matter expert for your Cost area and positively representing GCH

- Get involved in an exciting range of FIL-wide projects or tasks relating to your Cost area

- Maintain a high level of risk awareness and develop a sound control environment to mitigate risk

About you:

With a solid background in Finance with exposure to accounting, data analytics, reporting and reconciliations, you are the specialist we need. You:

- Understand cost accounting and its downstream impact on Controllership and Business Finance

- Are curious, with strong attention to detail and a love for diving into issues in depth

- Have sound analytical skills and strong knowledge of accounting principles

- Comfortable in working with people and teams across the business to develop, share, accept and implement new ideas

- Love working as part of a team and contributing towards team goals, but also enjoy working independently to deliver results

- Are comfortable with managing multiple tasks and can prioritize and organize effectively

- Can grasp new concepts, assimilate information and deliver high-quality solutions at speed