Finance Analyst

About The Role

We are seeking a detail-oriented and capable Finance Analyst to join our finance team. The ideal candidate will have 3 to 5 years of professional experience in accounting, financial reporting, or audit, with a strong working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS, and prior exposure to acquisitions, mergers, and post-deal integration accounting. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of core accounting deliverables, support consolidation and M&A workstreams, and work alongside senior team members on financial systems, international standards, and compliance processes.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End and Year-End Closing

• Process and post day-to-day general ledger entries including sales, purchases, receipts, and payments, ensuring accurate coding and supporting documentation
• Review and validate transaction classifications against the chart of accounts, escalating unusual or judgemental items to the Senior Finance Analyst for revie
• Prepare standard month-end and year-end journals (accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and recharges) and submit them for review as part of the close timetable
• Meet close deadlines for assigned tasks and flag any blockers or data issues to the team lead promptly
  
  

Account Reconciliation and Auditing

• Prepare monthly reconciliations for an assigned portfolio of balance sheet accounts, investigate variances, and clear or escalate open items
• Pull supporting schedules, samples, and documentation in response to auditor requests, and follow up on outstanding items until cleared
• Familiarity with UK payroll and reconciliation procedures is beneficial
• Working knowledge of Share-Based Payment (SBP) treatment is advantageous
  
  

Financial Reporting, M&A Support, and Compliance

• Prepare assigned sections, schedules, and notes for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packs under US GAAP and IFRS
• Assist on acquisitions and mergers by gathering target-company financial data, supporting purchase price allocation workings, preparing intercompany eliminations, and onboarding acquired-entity trial balances into the consolidation
• Pull and reconcile data for management dashboards, variance commentary, and performance review packs
• Follow internal accounting policies and group reporting templates, and raise any treatment questions with the Senior Finance Analyst before finalizing deliverables
  
  

Standards Knowledge and Treasury Support

• Apply working knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS to assigned transactions and reconciliations, referring complex judgements upward
• Prepare daily and weekly cash position reports and bank reconciliation inputs to support the treasury function
• Identify and flag inefficiencies in day-to-day accounting tasks and participate in process improvement and system enhancement initiatives led by the team
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field is required
• Part-qualified or qualified candidates in professional certifications such as ACCA, CIMA, CA, CPA are strongly preferred
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Strong working knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting standards, US GAAP, and IFRS
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as Oracle Financials or another major ERP is preferred
• Prior exposure to acquisitions and mergers is important, including purchase accounting, consolidation of acquired entities, and assistance with integration activities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic formulas)
  
  

Shift Timing

• 5:00 PM to 1:00 AM Pakistan Standard Time (1:00 PM to 9:00 PM UK Time)