Business ARC Analyst

Key Results / Accountabilities

• Support significantly larger and/or more sophisticated entities with knowledge of the nature of the business and the economic environment to implement activities optimally.
• Coordinate the timely and accurate recording of financial transactions (e.g. ledger entries, journal postings, fixed asset postings etc.) in line with relevant requirements
• Support the delivery of timely and accurate statutory accounts and tax analyses through liaison with the Statutory Tax teams and external auditors if required.
• Supervise open and overdue items and communicate and follow-up accordingly with the appropriate staff.
• Review reports generated by the ARC Account Executives to validate data and provide input while ensuring submission in a timely manner if vital.
• Resolve or further raise any sophisticated issues faced.
• Support preparation of documents and adjustments for monthly, quarterly and year-end close.
• Support customers in having a understanding of the general ledger and group reporting pertaining to the parties.
• Liaise with other FBT internal teams to ensure that the data being entered into the ledger is accurate.
• Liaise with senior partners internally and externally as and when vital.

Key Challenges

• Ensure 100% accuracy and timeliness of group and statutory reports in accordance to agreed service levels.
• Develop understanding of the customer organisation as well as the business to deliver high quality service.
• Handling the day to day work activities of the team and ensuring the vital skills and experience are available to meet the challenges of a fast paced and sophisticated workload if vital.
• High level of familiarity with the systems used in order to maintain and reconcile the accounts receivable system to ensure it balances accurately.
• Collaborating closely with customers and colleagues in different geographical locations, time zones and potentially in different languages using different systems requiring coordination between teams.
• Quick to react and adapt to constantly evolving reporting requirements for highly fluid businesses. High level of familiarity with the end-to-end financial accounting process for the supported entities