Cost Centre Analyst

Description:

As a Cost Centre Analyst, you'll conduct a full review of the business month end expenses close process, understanding its strengths and weaknesses to support a redevelopment. This will include a reconciliation of the intercompany and subsidiary activity and a redesign of the month end flash report which will bring clarity to Senior executives on the business performance. This role is aimed at someone with previous experience with intercompany transactions, subsidiary accounting and process improvement.

You'll support functional transactional expense management under the guidance of the Expense Analyst Team Manager. Lead month-end close activities (journals and prepayments), ensure correct accounting treatment of expense items in line with the AXA manual.

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 two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:
 

• Working to redesign the monthly flash report
• Manage all month-end journals, including accruals and prepayments
• Reconciling inter-company transactions
• Reconciling subsidiary company movements
• Review accounting treatment of expense items (capitalisation, restructuring provisions) per AXA accounting manual; prepare control documentation for sign-off
• Support budgeting and forecasting for business units in Anaplan
• Build and maintain relationships with offshore team, expense partners, cost centre managers and auditors, support external audits and remediation of audit recommendations
  
   

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.

What you’ll bring:
 

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA PQ or qualified, or qualified by experience, or equivalent
• IFRS knowledge with strong technical accounting skills
• Experience of process redesign, internal control strengthening and creating efficiencies
• Advanced Excel skills, proficiency in Anaplan
• Insurance finance experience or familiarity with non-IT cost centre accounting is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication, stakeholder engagement at senior levels
• Strong commercial acumen; proactive, resilient, and able to deliver under pressure
• High integrity with confidential data handling, strong governance mindset
• Proven relationship management capabilities, able to work with offshore teams, expense partners, cost centre managers and auditors