View Vacancy - Regional Finance Account Manager

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
Finance

Main purpose of job:


The B3 Regional Finance Account Manager will undertake a wide range of financial duties on behalf of a number of offices in the region.  This will include the monitoring of budgets and forecasts, acting as the first line of financial support and compliance, plus reporting issues back to Finance Business Partners in the UK. Individuals will also be expected to analyse the balance sheet accounts for the offices in the region and ensure information is accurately and effectively reported.


Roles and Responsibilities:

-             To monitor and process budgeting, forecasting and reporting (including exception reporting) for a range of offices in the region.

-       To liaise with individual offices in the region and Finance Business Partners in the UK to monitor trends and variances.

-       To review the annual financial planning returns by analyzing main variances against forecast in year/ actual spend/ current allocation.

-       To ensure financial management indicators (FPCIs) are robust and issues resolved appropriately within agreed timescales.

-       To analyse the balance sheet accounts against the offices in your respective region and ensure information is accurately and effectively reported.

-       To prepare cash forecasts for each office within the region in advance of each financial year.

-       To prepare end of period accruals returns.

-       To perform end of month accounting procedures –journal processing - ensuring its correct application in the local budget accounts and/or programme budget.

Operationally, to ensure consistency of application of policies and financial processes, both within the region and across other regional hubs.

 


 



  • Bachelor Degree in Accounting or equivalent
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads
  • IT literate to an advanced level
  • Experience using Oracle eBusiness Suite or similar finance system
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills

A part-qualified accountant, bookkeeper or similar relevant qualified experience


1 March 2018
Executive Officer (EO)
Permanent
38
Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean
Mexico
Mexico City
British Embassy
1
24,690.00
9 April 2018
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