Senior Reporting Analyst - 12 month FTC

We’ve a role for a Senior Reporting Analyst to join our Reporting team, on a 12 month fixed term contract. As Senior Reporting Analyst, you’ll prepare and analyse comprehensive financial reporting on behalf of the Chief Financial Officer, for the Management Committee and AXA Group. This role will support current key activities to automate and streamline reporting processes, including supporting the population of a central data-lake with all reported data and automation of some existing reports using Power BI. You’ll need to ensure effective automated or manual controls and reconciliations are in place and work to improve the alignment of financial reporting between Finance and other functions. You’ll be empowered to challenge errors and look to improve quality and delivery time.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, at our office location in Ipswich or London.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure accuracy of core Group reports through effective automated or manual controls and reconciliations.
• Review, co-ordinate and analyse reporting submissions and look to improve the accuracy of financial reporting.
• Produce monthly financial performance packs to a high standard and support key monthly deliverables including the Monthly Business Report for Group Finance.
• Assist with the preparation of Chief Financial Officer notes and Board reports to high level with minimal errors.
• Develop and nurture stakeholder relationships across the business leading to detailed understanding of the reporting process.
• Work with operating company teams to improve the quality of their commentary and ensure reporting requirements are understood.
• Support the Finance Lead in re-engineering current reporting processes whilst working with project team and UK &I Finance teams, to automate the population of the Finance data lake.
• Ensure effective automated controls and reconciliation are established to ensure accuracy of reported data.
• Establish and agree monthly reporting processes to ensure all regular and ad-hoc deadlines are achieved.
• Work with the Project team and contributors of reports, to replace current regular reports with Power BI based reporting to ensure the replacement report continues to fully meet the reporting requirements of customers.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.Your Profile

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.

What we’re looking for:

• Qualification in ACA, ACCA or CIMA is preferred.
• Experience of developing quality clear and reliable financial information.
• Ability to gain feedback from customer groups and achievement of agreed service standards and timescales.
• Proficient to acquire feedback from Group Finance, including the Finance Director’s and peers in the Finance Community.
• Experience of providing high quality communication with internal customers and other team members.
• Good understanding of delivery to customer requirements.
• Experience in project management and process re-engineering.
• Knowledge of contributing to the development and implementation of effective systems and processes.
• Motivated to develop skills, with the ability to work in a timely manner.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.About AXA

.About the Entity

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.What We Offer

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary dependent on experience.
• Discretionary company & performance-based bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions).
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary).
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits.

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to kanika.2.akinshegun @axa-uk.co.uk.