Reporting and Analysis Accountant

Role: Reporting & Analysis Accountant

Location: Birmingham (SCC operate hybrid working, which comprises of a mix of office and home working)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary Package: £40-55k (DOE) plus large company benefits, a broad flexible benefits scheme, and 2 paid-for volunteering days a year

Hours: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm Monday – Friday

Interview Process: 2-stage process

Why SCC?

• An inclusive workplace
• Excellent package: solid basic and company benefits
• Hybrid working & core hours in line with role requirements
• Career development and life-long learning opportunities
• Opportunity to join Europe's largest privately-owned IT Company

The Finance Reporting Accountant is responsible for producing accurate and timely financial reports, supporting statutory and management reporting requirements, and ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations. The role involves analysing financial data, preparing reconciliations, and collaborating with internal teams to deliver clear insights for decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with UK accounting standards and management financial reporting requirements.
• Support and assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, profitability and variance analysis through analytical review of areas of responsibility.
• Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure all reconciliations are completed promptly, investigating discrepancies and resolving issues promptly to ensure confidence in reported financial information. ensuring confidence in our financial statements.
• Support internal and external audit processes, providing documentation and explanations as required.
• Work closely with other finance and business team members to streamline reporting processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Supporting corporate governance and ensure compliance with relevant financial reporting / regulations and company policies.
• On request financial analysis to enable data led decision making.
• Take ownership of personal development, building technical accounting knowledge, systems capability and analytical confidence to support progression within the finance function.

• Part Qualified / Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Knowledge of financial reporting standards and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Inquisitive nature with an appetite to investigate and correct anomalies and put in place corrective process to ensure business is able to transact accurately.
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel and financial reporting software to be able to understand and explain how process translates into financial reporting accuracy.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Presentation and communication skills, with strong business acumen.
• Experience of Enterprise wide ERP toolsets, preferably D365 with proven ability to manage large datasets with multiple financial dimension postings.

SCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. We are a business where innovation is greater as we combine unique ideas, people and disciplines. We are a global company that is passionate about IT and where we look to simplify the complex.

We are an equal opportunities employer

SCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and a proactive and inclusive approach to equality and diversity in employment. No applicant or employee will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of a protected characteristic which are defined as sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender reassignment, trade union membership or non-membership, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and religion or belief.

If you are selected for interview, and need any reasonable adjustments made for your interview, please let the SCC Talent Acquisition team know, at the point of scheduling.

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