IT Finance Analyst

We have an opportunity to join our Group IT Team as a Finance Analyst on a full time, permanent basis. You will report to the Head of IT Governance and Security and assist in managing, reconciling, and reporting on the IT department's budget. Your responsibilities include collaborating working with colleagues in IT and Central Finance to ensure budgets align with forecasts, actively monitoring costs and identifying savings, accurately recording reconciliations, and producing regular reports and budget walkthroughs to maintain transparency. You will work on implementing process and budget structure improvements ensuring all targets and deadlines are met. You will liaise with our Finance department and headquarters to ensure all regular and ad hoc tasks are delivered on behalf of IT. What does a normal week look like? There is no such thing as a typical week in this role, but you can expect the following:

• Running reports from the VW financial systems to ensure that IT costs are correctly allocated and accounted for in the cost centres
• Working with colleagues in IT and Central Finance to ensure that the cost centres are tracking to budget and raising awareness of risks / opportunities as they arise
• Management of incoming invoices to ensure that all are approved / rejected and then processed as required
• Raising shopping cart requests in the VW procurement system for IT purchases
• Responding to ad hoc requests for financial information - analysis of required data and preparation of response
• Management of accruals and pre-payment process in cost centres
• Management of process to ensure that any agreed cross charges are passed on to other business areas as appropriate
• Discussions with colleagues in Central Finance regarding any potential changes to overall forecasts and completing monthly documentation for input into the central system
• Co-ordination of activities leading up to annual budget setting process, There is nowhere in the business more fast-paced, challenging or varied than our IT department. The team is responsible for setting the technology strategy and roadmap for Volkswagen Group UK whilst creating innovative solutions, maintaining applications and optimising security. Our people are also experts in Volkswagen Group's global business processes and systems and are proficient at implementing vast change programmes
  
  Experience in managing complex IT budgets from various perspectives, e.g. overall budget, departmental budgets, program/project budgets, budget per IT service
• Extensive experiencing in producing and simplifying financial reporting
• IT Finance analysis background with experience in budget analysis and management reporting
• Driving improvements and efficiencies in the IT budgeting process
• Ability to assimilate complex excel spreadsheets into PowerBI dashboard reporting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised with the ability to work on your own initiative
• Strong user knowledge of SAP and M365
• Ability to work flexibly in a dynamic and fast paced environment to deliver results
• Advanced Excel experience including PivotTables and LOOKUPS
  
  Volkswagen Group
We're driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof - each with its own history, designs and innovations - we've created some of the world's most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you'll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won't find anywhere else. It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do. There's never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we're actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications. Volkswagen

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life assurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle. Group IT