Portfolio Financial Accountant/IT Infrastructure Delivery

Job description

Role Purpose

• The primary goal of ITID PPM Financial Management is to ensure the effective cost management across a large, complex change portfolio within ITID. The role is locted within the central PPM Practice function in ITID Portfolio and Programme Management.

• The PPM Portfolio Financial Accountant will report into the Global Portfolio Finance Manager and will support the ITID Change Portfolio working across a wide range of programmes in the management and analysis of data, process and governance pertaining to financials.

Key Accountabilities

Impact on Business

• Good stakeholder management skills, working with the portfolio leads to understand the business.

• Drive delivery and quality of financial management, across regions and entities of responsibility to meet set timelines.

• Support the monthly reforecasting cycle, acting as an SME to portfolios and provide advice and guidance as needed.

• Complile reports and provide first line commentary and analysis of variances and drivers.

• Actively seek to minmise variances across the portfolio and drive accurate forecasting by regular communication with portfolio and project leads.

• Ensure that all periodic (e.g. monthly, quarterly, annual) reporting for the team meets set deadlines.

• Support the implementation of changes in financial processes and controls

• Influence key financial stakeholders to drive efficiencies and effective utilisation of funds across regions and entities.

• Support the annual budgeting process as required

• Support portfolio and global governance forums in its effective resource management and utilisation

• Lead and participate in financial governance groups and collaborate with stakeholders on finanical planning and resource risks, issues and opportunities

• Actively encourage collaboration across various stakeholders from a demand, resourcing and financial perspective.

Management of Risk (Operational Risk / FIM requirements)

n/a

Observation of Internal Controls (Compliance Policy / FIM requirements)

• Knowledge of financial internal controls

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications (For the role – not the role holder)

• Part qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA), qualified AAT or accounting education at degree level with full understanding of accounting policies, forecasting of Cash and P&L, capitalisation processes and accruals/prepayments.

• Be able to communicate finance in a simple manner to non finance people.

• Proven experience of managing monthly forecasting of $50M+ in an IT department of a large, global corporation.

• Excellent stakeholder management.

• Knowledge of process improvement.

• Excellent understanding of common project management terms and concepts

• Self starter, dedicated and a team player.

• Organised and structured way of working.

• Ideally Banking experience.

• The role will be required to work UK hours.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

any graduate