Assistant/Senior Assistant Finance Analyst

Role overview

Month-end close and reporting

• Prepare and review month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, provisions, recharges, and reclassifications, in line with the close timetable.
• Ensure assigned entity ledger results are complete, accurate, and timely, and explain material movements to stakeholders.
• Prepare balance sheet and P&L analysis with commentary on key variances.

Balance sheet integrity

• Own or review reconciliations for cash, intercompany, fixed assets, accruals, and suspense accounts; investigate and clear reconciling items promptly.
• Manage intercompany balances and settlements and resolve mismatches with counterparties.
• Support fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, and disposals.

Controls and team support

• Run key financial controls, maintain audit-ready evidence, and flag control weaknesses.
• Support audit requests, statutory accounts preparation, and tax queries; keep desktop procedures and process documentation current.
• Act as first escalation point for the offshore RTR team, review its output, answer queries, and help build capability.
• Work with FP&A, business partners, Treasury, Tax, Payments, and other GAO teams to resolve issues.
• Coach and support junior colleagues and new starters.

Continuous improvement

• Find and deliver close-process improvements, such as journal standardization, automation, and greater use of BlackLine and SAP functionality.
• Support system upgrades, testing, and finance transformation projects as needed.

What you will bring

• Part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) or qualified by experience.
• Experience in month-end close, journals, and balance sheet reconciliations in a large or complex organization.
• Good understanding of double-entry accounting and financial controls.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with an ERP system; SAP is preferred.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines without compromising quality.
• Clear communication with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Hours

• 37.5 hours per week.

How you will work

• Hybrid working arrangement with an expectation of two days per week in the office.
• Office base is Livingston, West Lothian.

Benefits and perks

• Benefits include a Sky TV or NOW package, pension contribution, private healthcare, digital GP and dental insurance, product discounts, Sharesave and Tech schemes, and Sky VIP rewards.