Finance Analyst / Junior Finance Analyst in Consulting with German (m/f)

Cpl Jobs is a part of the larger European recruitment and HR services group, Cpl Resources. We help the greatest talents to develop their careers and enable leading companies on the Polish and European market to find the best professionals. For our Client, international well known organization, for its new Business Unit, we are currently looking for Candidates for a position of:

Finance Analyst / Junior Finance Analyst in Consulting with German (m/f)

Responsibilities:

• Support the DACH Regional Finance Director for the accuracy of the monthly Financial Results of the Consulting Practice as well as for the performance analysis.
• Support the forecast process and ensure both revenue and margin are predictable.
• Challenge the performance both operational and financial looking at all the revenue and margin drivers: pipeline, backlog, project health and profitability, revenue recognition as well as utilization, subcontractor usage.
• Prepare annual budget as per corporate guidance and timetable.

Responsibilities:

• Run weekly forecast report as per the global process, review/challenge and submit to the practice leader for management review, submit as per the agreed deadline.
• Review both revenue and costs on a monthly basis as per the corporate close schedule and ensure that all corrections are posted and reflected within the close time frame.
• Being responsible of the review and accuracy of the subcontractor accrual including the reconciliation of vendor invoices and time-sheets, with a particular attention to the AP cut-off.
• Prepare a financial commentary documenting/analysing the key trend/variance of the monthly actual versus budget and forecast, including operational metrics.
• Provide insight on spending issues and project activity in line with current financial policies
• Use the global standardized reports (SMART reports) when available, giving more details/context to understand the practice performance.
• Work effectively and closely with the relevant Finance Director and/or Senior Analyst for the region and complete any other tasks as required by the line manager.

Requirements:

• Fluent in English and/ or German.
• Economical, accounting or finance educational background.
• Experience in project control would be an asset.
• At least 1.5 years of experience on the similar position.
• High attention to the details.
• Customer oriented personality.
• Great communication skills.
• Very good knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint).