Emea Ac Store Controlling Analyst Senior

The role is responsible for all support activities related to EMEA AC Store Controlling on behalf of EMEA AC Stores Locations.

**Responsible for**
- **Reconciliations, Data Analytics, and Modelling (EMEA AC Stores)**
- Proactive Data modelling on a regular basis - develop, build, recommend, and perform on a regular basis eg. ‘red flags, dashboards, Monthly analysis etc.
- Reactive Data Modelling - as required where a specific requirement maybe audit / fraud etc
- Performing and managing various reconciliations (financial, Systems and Process) performed by self or RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and investigating /resolving any exceptions identified
- Consolidated Data - Develop, build and perform regular reporting xEMEA, incl Shrinkage rates, risk areas and standardising as possible.
- Review / Development of any other further reconciliations required to ensure we have relevant completeness and accuracy checks / controls around our store procedures across EMEA locations and multiple Store systems on an ongoing basis
- **Helpdesk / Co-ordinator of Queries **related to EMEA AC Stores Issues
- Co-ordinates / Liaises with parties in country, SSC, etc (eg.IT,Finance,Operations teams etc) to ensure correct treatment for any issues and actions completed by correct individuals to resolve issues.
- Tracks issues and highlights recurring issues / queries
- Co-ordinate / review potential risks / fraud scenarios highlighted by people in the Stores network
- **Centralised Remote Risk / Financial Auditing** - Sample checking and auditing remotely transactions taken in store, based on defined controls / audit requirements. Liaison with stores to obtain relevant information to support audit.
- **Development of more efficient automated processes** as required to aid movement from manual to streamlined reconciliations in the future
- Other support activities as required as part of the roles

**Requirements**:

- English speaking and a confident communicator, both written and verbal
- Previous analytics / reconciliation experience, (gained in a finance environment would be beneficial)
- MS Excel Advanced skills are Essential (eg. Vlookups, Pivots, MACROS etc)
- SAP Financials Experience is essential
- Minimum 3 or 4 years of experience in Audit (Big firm)
- Outgoing individual who is comfortable communicating with our store colleagues remotely in different country locations
- Ability to organise own workload within defined deadlines.
- Ability to challenge processes and systems to look for optimum, automated, efficient solutions.
- Ability to question and identify potential risks / patterns in data

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