Finance Operations Analyst

Finance Operations Analyst

Duration: 12 Months

Location: NYC, NY

Client: investment holding company

Key purpose of role:

Support the Finance Director and regional Finance Managers to coordinate day-to-day finance administration including credit control, treasury and cash management.

Key accountabilities

• Treasury & Cash, Invoicing and Credit Control, Tax:
• Manage and lead on Invoicing and credit control, both to run current processes and continually improve these:
• Ownership of Fees invoicing and associated credit control / chasing PortCo payments and addressing queries
• Provide support for implementation of, and post-implementation ongoing oversight of, the new Advisory invoicing / related subcontractor payments process.
• Ownership of current Advisory invoicing / subcontractor payments until transition is complete.
• Associated credit control / chasing client payments.
• Day-to-day transactional Treasury / Cash Management:
• Monitor cash balances and produce ongoing forecast to assist funding strategy, support process to move surplus cash into fixed deposits

Day-to-day coordination:

• Coordinate the information flow to tax and other advisors, e.g. for VAT filings
• Ensure accuracy of chart of accounts and foreign exchange rates in Xero and across systems interfacing with Xero
• Support in driving monthly Finance operating cadence as required

Ideal candidate background and experience

• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience, ideally in a Big 4 or similar, in finance roles with a focus on invoicing, credit control, treasury, cash management, and appreciation of corporate taxes and tax cycle.
• Strong academic background ideally with an accounting qualification.
• Experience in managing and improving financial processes is essential.
• Experience in a fast-moving environment crucial, global company experience helpful, particularly covering finance for multiple countries and currencies
• Experience of Google / Microsoft tools

Key skills

• Candidate should be proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple financial processes simultaneously.
• They should also be a strong communicator and team player, able to work effectively with various stakeholders.
• Proactive with ability to work independently to manage and lead financial processes, with a focus for continuous improvement, simplification and automation.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in managing financial transactions and records.
• Able to work cross-culturally in fast-paced, unstructured team environments.