Finance Analyst Contract - 6 months Reading | Hybrid This role is key to managing the partnership between us and a services supplier, ensuring successful collaboration and fulfilling contractual obligations. The team is also working on an M&A transaction, requiring extensive information sharing with external advisors. The position is finance-focused, with a small team (3 FTE), so flexibility is essential as the role will also involve supporting commercial issues, management accounting, reporting, and analysis. Responsibilities: Support the preparation of financial information for the M&A transaction. Lead the delivery of contractual obligations, with a focus on understanding key commercial agreements. Assist the Finance Manager with financial and management accounting and reporting. Oversee the provision of information for audits and AUP. Support commercial discussions between UK and external suppliers. Experience: Newly qualified or post-qualified in finance. Strong understanding of external audits (statutory and non-statutory) and relevant methodologies. Strong Technical accounting / advisory skills and up to date knowledge and reporting on IFRS and FRS 101, UK GAAP. Financial accounting experience. Self-starter, able to handle ambiguity and drive process improvements. Strong communication skills, able to engage with teams both internally and externally.Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy