Finance Consultant

Summary

An experienced finance professional is sought for a flexible, high-impact contract role, supporting a large pension scheme, with a focus on streamlining and delivering finance operations, including robust and timely reporting.

Key Responsibilities/Duties:

• Be accountable for the financial administration of the pension scheme, working closely with other members of the executive team and the scheme’s administrators
• Coordinate the preparation of the annual Scheme budget
• Deliver quarterly cost updates to the Trustee on a timely basis
• Deliver regular cost updates and forecasts for the Sponsoring Employer
• Manage the invoice process and ensure that all invoices are promptly approved and sent for payment
• Act as the principal contact for Scheme VAT and Tax issues, working closely with the tax adviser to meet statutory deadlines
• Be the principal contact for the management of class actions, working closely with the third party adviser
• Support supplier management alongside other members of the team
• Input into the risk management framework, controls environment and assurance reporting
• Responsible for relevant Scheme policies on costs and tax
• Help the Trustee drive value-for-money in running the scheme
• Take ownership of workload management and deliver to timescales
• As the work on the pension scheme evolves, take on similar work for other pension schemes supported by LCP and/or within LCP

Core Requirements/Qualifications/Skills:

• Ability to problem solve and come up with solutions
• Ability to design and implement efficient approaches to financial tasks
• Excellent Excel skills and strong financial reporting capabilities
• Strong numerical skills
• Experience in working with external and internal auditors
• Ideally educated to degree level and qualified as a chartered accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA etc)
• Ability to build and manage relations with clients and ensure client needs are identified and met
• Able to anticipate the changing needs of clients and be flexible on approach to meet these needs
• Good communicator, in both written and oral form and deliver presentations
• Work collaboratively and participate positively in team discussions
• Curious attitude to new ideas and technology