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Finance Analyst - 12 month FTC
Job description
Finance Analyst
£40k
Hybrid Working (2days in the office, 3 from home)
Luton
12 month FTC
Key Responsibilities:
- Consolidate and analyse financial data, including budgets and income statement forecasts, aligning with company goals and financial standing.
- Propose creative solutions and recommendations to reduce costs and enhance financial performance.
- Compile data to create detailed reports on the financial health and potential risks of the company.
- Develop financial models, perform bench marking, and analyse business processes.
- Conduct studies on historical, future, and comparative performance, while developing forecasting models.
- Identify key financial trends and provide actionable recommendations to senior analysts based on comprehensive analysis.
- Monitor and assess the financial status by comparing actual results against forecasts.
- Reconcile transactions by identifying discrepancies and making necessary adjustments.
- Continuously update industry knowledge to stay informed on new developments and innovations in the field.
- Collaborate with management to influence and support long-term strategic decisions across the organisation.
- Lead process improvements and policy development initiatives to enhance the financial function.
Person Specification:
- Part Qualified (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) with commercial finance experience.
- Proactive, resilient, adaptable and "can-do" team player with a drive to make a difference
- Excellent communication - ability to articulate orally and in writing, complex and detailed information in an easy to understand manner to all levels of the business
- Attention to detail, highly analytical and comfortable dealing with large datasets
- Ability to deliver with a flexible approach when required
- Strong Excel and System skills