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Group Systems Accountant, Cognos, City of London
- UK - City of London
- £50000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
- Full-Time Permanent
- Financial Services - Information Technology
- Greythorn
- 12-11-08
Job Description
Role Purpose:
To support the GFR team and senior management of the Group in the development of, and pro-active management of an appropriate Financial Systems Strategy (Cognos, Cognos Controller) to support the external reporting of results and provision of insightful, timely and accurate MI, plans and forecasts.
Key Accountabilities
(Must have Cognos Controller Experience)
•To develop a Group Financial Systems Strategy, encompassing all systems necessary for external and internal reporting at a Group level down to interfaces with Group reporting tools in the Divisions.
•To maintain and develop COGNOS as a consolidation, planning and reporting tool
•To train the Divisions in the use of COGNOS
•To maintain effective controls within COGNOS
•To maintain effective working relationships with the Business Units (eg issuing clear and timely instructions on changes to the COGNOS reporting tool;
•To effectively liaise with external auditors and other external advisors on COGNOS and financial systems matters;
•To support the Group external reporting of financial results to shareholders, analysts and banks, including statutory accounts, press announcements and analyst presentations;
•To support the Planning and MI Reporting function to produce MI, Forecasts and 3 Year Plans
•Ad hoc projects, financial modelling and the financial support for major change activities as required;
•To participate in External Reporting, MI, Forecasting and Planning processes as part of Divisional review teams
•To support the Head of Department as appropriate;
Technical / professional knowledge & experience
Listed company reporting requirements
Life Assurance reporting and associated developments
High level analytical skills
Financial systems skills
High quality relationship management and influencing skills
Desirable:
Qualified, PQA
Greythorn Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
To support the GFR team and senior management of the Group in the development of, and pro-active management of an appropriate Financial Systems Strategy (Cognos, Cognos Controller) to support the external reporting of results and provision of insightful, timely and accurate MI, plans and forecasts.
Key Accountabilities
(Must have Cognos Controller Experience)
•To develop a Group Financial Systems Strategy, encompassing all systems necessary for external and internal reporting at a Group level down to interfaces with Group reporting tools in the Divisions.
•To maintain and develop COGNOS as a consolidation, planning and reporting tool
•To train the Divisions in the use of COGNOS
•To maintain effective controls within COGNOS
•To maintain effective working relationships with the Business Units (eg issuing clear and timely instructions on changes to the COGNOS reporting tool;
•To effectively liaise with external auditors and other external advisors on COGNOS and financial systems matters;
•To support the Group external reporting of financial results to shareholders, analysts and banks, including statutory accounts, press announcements and analyst presentations;
•To support the Planning and MI Reporting function to produce MI, Forecasts and 3 Year Plans
•Ad hoc projects, financial modelling and the financial support for major change activities as required;
•To participate in External Reporting, MI, Forecasting and Planning processes as part of Divisional review teams
•To support the Head of Department as appropriate;
Technical / professional knowledge & experience
Listed company reporting requirements
Life Assurance reporting and associated developments
High level analytical skills
Financial systems skills
High quality relationship management and influencing skills
Desirable:
Qualified, PQA
Greythorn Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
- Howard Wiley
- CPA124766
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