Finance Change Analyst Haywards Heath, England
Job description
We’re First Central Insurance & Technology Group (First Central for short), an award-winning innovative insurance and technology organisation, delivering market-leading motor insurance, underwriting, distribution, finance, technology and legal services.
First Central ... we're different ... we get things done ...
Want to join a fast growing Motor and Home Insurance company? Well look no further ... we have an exciting opportunity to join our Finance Team as a Finance Change Analyst based in either Haywards Heath, West Sussex or Salford Quays, Manchester.
Working flexibly, you'll spend the majority of your time working from home with a couple of days a month in the office, but of course, its your choice - if you prefer to be in the office more - that's good with us too.
Supporting the Finance Change Lead in delivering the Finance Change Programme, you'll provide detailed business analysis and techniques to inform innovative, effective business solutions that meet strategic, tactical, and operational requirements.
To be successful in this role, you’ll need to:
- be qualified by experience or hold an AAT qualification
- have proven experience in a finance systems function across multiple tax and regulatory jurisdictions
- have experience in an accounting/finance function
Job Responsibilities:
- Effectively execute a wide range of analytical tools and techniques, including process mapping, re-engineering, Gap analysis, SWOT analysis, RACI and Stakeholder Mapping
- Responsible for maintaining the information held on the Finance backlog ensuring all documentation is complete
- Provide Finance Change Manager and Lead with clearly defined requirements and aligned business solutions to ensure successful business outcome(s)
- Identify benefits, strengths, and quick wins from adopting new processes. Support testing process and ensure adherence to future working processes
- Support the definition of realisable benefits and support the prioritisation of change
- Produce clear and effective requirements documentation, presenting information in an intelligent and clear way to communicate requirements, business solution options and recommendations to different stakeholder audiences
- Design, test and implement technical system changes to deliver ongoing continuous improvements to Finance
- Speak with existing system users to identify current processes including issues and exceptions Identify and map out current working processes
- Assist with the delivery of Finance Transformation projects and support wider business projects which impact Finance
- Build effective working relationships and influence across all levels, fostering an open and collaborative culture
- Facilitate team based continuous improvement activity, and implement
- Participate and provide support at appropriate stages of BAU change initiatives to ensure successful implementation of initiatives, where it makes sense to do so
- Ensure key system control and integrity is maintained and protected through any change requests
- Support on finance system updates and maintenance development work across all finance systems
- Challenge current practices, leading improvements in processes, whilst managing risk
- Ensure compliance with Company Policies, Values and guidelines and other relevant standards/ regulations at all times
- Any other ad-hoc duties as reasonably required.
Job Specific Competencies:
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
- Experience in an accounting/finance function
- Experiences as a finance system administrator and / or finance change role
- Experience in a finance systems function across multiple tax and regulatory jurisdictions
- Financial Report writing experience
- Proficient in Microsoft applications, especially Excel
- Strong mathematical, analytical, communication, and organization skills
- A high level of oral and written communication skills, communicating effectively with senior managers, colleagues, internal and external stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills and ability to drive process improvement, based upon analysis of data
- Work effectively under pressure and think clearly and logically in challenging situations
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Qualified by experience or AAT qualified
- Understanding of Finance processes and terminology
- Workday and TM1 experience an advantage
Behaviours
- Results driven with a constant eye on the detail but understand the audience.
- Empathetic and collaborative approach, with an ability to get the best out of a wide range of stakeholders.
- A positive attitude to deliver controlled change and rapidly overcome obstacles.
- A good level of oral and written communication skills, communicating effectively with managers, colleagues, and external suppliers
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Strives to drive business improvements to contribute to the success of the business
- Emphasis on attention to detail and accuracy
So, if you’re up for the challenge and like how we roll ... we cant wait to hear from you!
What can we do for you?
We believe we can offer you a great working environment as we’re so passionate about our people. Here are just some of the benefits and perks that we offer…
- Fantastic training and development opportunities
- Employee benefit packages to suit your lifestyle
- Flexible working
- YOUday – we give you an extra day off to celebrate a special day
- The opportunity to take a paid day off each year to do charity work
- A health cash plan
- Help with travel expenses
- The opportunity to buy additional holiday
- Company pension scheme
- Group life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Professional subscription fees paid
Employee wellbeing is high on the agenda here too. We provide discounted membership at a local health club and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, which promotes physical and emotional wellbeing at work and at home. In addition, we provide wellbeing events throughout the year to support physical and mental health.
For further information on what we can offer and to learn more about this role, feel free to contact our dedicated Talent team.
