Commercial Finance Analyst
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Senior Commercial Finance Analyst
9 month - Day Rate Contract
Reading | Hybrid
MBNL is jointly owned by EE and Three, two of the UK's leading and most innovative mobile operators. Established in 2007 as the industry's first network-sharing joint venture, MBNL's mission is to provide best-in-class mobile infrastructure services to EE and Three for serving their tens of millions of customers in the UK. Working at MBNL means being part of a team where you feel connected, valued, and supported.
This role sits within the Commercial Finance team working with the Commercial Finance Manager and Head of Commercial Finance to deliver MBNL finance targets.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the Commercial Finance Manager and Head of Commercial Finance to deliver a trusted Business Partnering relationship with stakeholders internally, across shareholder and Supplier organisations.
* Responsible for all aspects of financial management, including areas such as Property, Legal, Operations, and Infrastructure related projects. This includes management & financial accounting, business partnering, decision support, reporting, contract management, budgeting, and forecasting.
* Support the delivery of roadmap/strategy, integral to producing the 5-year business plan, which feeds into the team level strategy.
* Act as the finance subject matter expert and business partner.
* Produce 5-year plans, quarterly business plans, and requisite analysis and presentation to shareholders.
* Understand and pre-empt the needs of the Shareholders and address their queries efficiently and effectively for all aspects of finance.
* Own month-end processes for their area and support other team members when required, including preparing and posting journals, completing balance sheet reconciliations, and updating risks and initiatives.
* Work with Financial Accounting Team to produce month-end results and Financial Reporting with relevant commentary and high-quality analysis.
* Influence a wide variety of stakeholders, including senior stakeholders such as ELT and SMT, to ensure financial targets are met, controls are not breached, and accuracy is high.
* Simplify complex financial concepts to enhance understanding.
* Provide financial rigour to ensure delivery of Capex and Opex targets.
* Implement enhancements to existing processes for greater efficiency.
* Maintain finance control environment for the business area and suggest improvement plans.
* Manage Opex and Capex.
* Identify cost savings opportunities and implement processes to achieve these savings.
* Collaborate with contract managers and procurement teams for effective financial management of contracts and cost-saving initiatives.
* Act as business partner and advisor for the business teams, shareholders, and suppliers.
* Produce financial analysis/modelling of commercial deals and provide decision support.
* Establish and maintain strong relationships with shareholders and vendor teams.
* Support the Commercial Finance Manager in managing the budget and provide ad-hoc support to the Head of Commercial Finance and Finance Director.
Qualifications and Experience Needed
* Qualified ACA/CIMA/ACCA accountant or similar with at least 2 years post-qualified experience.
* Experience in managing senior stakeholders and significant and complex contracts.
* Strong Excel and financial modelling skills.
* Exceptional attention to detail and highly analytical.
* Excellent communicator with a curious mind.
* Keen problem solver.
* Delivers high-quality work by the deadline.
* Able to influence and negotiate to meet needs.
* Collaborates effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
Nice to Have
* Experience of using IFS.
MBNL - building strength through inclusion.
At MBNL we embrace equality, diversity, and inclusion. People are at the heart of everything we do and collectively we strive to create an environment where everyone can flourish. By fostering an inclusive environment, we are championing each other's uniqueness. Inclusion & Diversity within MBNL will unlock innovation and continue to evolve how we work, to help us deliver world-class infrastructure for our Shareholders and their customers.
We will work creatively to offer flexible working arrangements, (like non-standard hours, part-time, remote working). We want to support you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.
MBNL are proud recipients of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, and Disability Confident accredited.
Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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