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• Posted 16th Mar 2010
• Posted by: Hyphen
• Salary: GBP per annum + Bonus and Benefits
• Job Type: Permanent
• Reference: 2254154
• This job has been viewed 259 times since it was posted.

Job Description

Joining the global leader in informed travel choice, you will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely forecasts and a full breakdown of revenues and costs drivers to ascertain underlying account growth. You will liaise with regional management to understand key issues in the region as well as providing key finance support for regional and sales mangers. Key responsibilities include: * Tracking functional performance for Europe team against targets. Highlighting key variances and recommend actions/strategies to improve performance of countries profitability * Identifying and understanding drivers of under/over performance * Tracking Europe Investments vs actual results * Complete commercial analysis on all deals and gain appropriate approvals Main Accountabilities: Providing high quality support to regional country managers and teams Ensuring country managers are fully informed/updated on all financial matters affecting their region Provide accurate forecasts to corporate according to corporate timetable Ensure financial models and deals represent accurate information and reflect impact to the companies financial position Work with country managers to grow/improve profitability of region You will be looking to join a complex global corporate environment, and will have the following skills: Analytical Strong business acumen Able to demonstrate working in a business partnering type role Proven track record in support role with the ability to \"think outside the box\" Self starter with initiative and the ability to communicate ideas effectively CIMA/ACCA qualified 2/3 year PQE Practical and proven experiences in an accounting environment Good interpersonal skills, and an ability to tailor their approach to deal with different levels of management PC literacy requiring strong experience in PowerPoint & Excel. Cognos & Oracle will be advantageous The position requires a team player demonstrating maximum flexibility Ability to operate effectively in a Matrix environment Must be consistent with a good standard of work, disciplined and deadline conscious A good working knowledge of the communications and IT industry would be beneficial hy-phen is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. hy-phen is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds