About The Role
Due to business growth, we have an exciting new opportunity for a Financial Analyst to join our team to support the Group to deliver high quality financial reporting and insights to the Senior Management Team and the Board.
As a Financial Analyst, you’ll get to:
1. Provide key weekly and monthly reporting, including weekly revenue, monthly forecast and actual reports and KPI reporting to the Senior Management Team.
2. Support with the maintenance and consolidation of the monthly forecast and actual results using the main financial consolidation model and evolve it as and when necessary.
3. Support with the maintenance and consolidation of the annual plan and associated reports, whilst generating new reports as required on request.
4. Assist with the preparation of the monthly results, identifying trends and highlighting significant variances against the Business Unit/Group plans and prior forecasts.
5. Assist in developing and reporting on current and new KPIs on a monthly and quarterly basis and investigate any significant variances to report back to management on.
6. Assist with new business cases using best practice to ensure their viability against financial measures, including Return on Assets, ROCE, IRR, Cashflow, Interest Cover and Leverage, making comments and recommendations on the findings.
7. In line with monthly reporting schedules, take accountability for reviewing results against plan in terms of performance and capital expenditure to ensure these are favourable. If findings are adverse then liaise with the associated budget owners to review, seek explanations and reasoning to feed back.
Qualifications & Experience
8. Ideally 3-5 years’ experience in a Management Accountant, Finance Analyst or FP&A position
9. Part qualified AAT/CIMA/ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience.
10. Aptitude for studying if not qualified/part qualified as there are opportunities for growth and progression within the team and group.
11. Computer literate. Able to analyse and manipulate data on Excel, using some advanced features.
12. Previous experience of Dynamics, Navision or Power BI would be advantageous.
13. Strong analytical skills with the ability to undertake a range of financial and business modelling tasks.
14. Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
15. Experience in using initiative to resolve issues and queries, as and when they arrive and be confident and curious to find your own answers as needed.
16. Attention to detail is critical to success in this role.
17. Ability to produce accurate reports to specific deadlines.
18. Ability to act proactively / be forward thinking whilst maintaining a methodical, attention to detail approach.
19. Flexibility to support the business to get the job done understanding the requirements of all stakeholders.
What we can offer you
We understand balancing work and life commitments isn’t always easy, that’s why we’ve designed our benefits package to support you in all areas of life.
20. Competitive salary
21. Eligible for company bonus scheme (annual and quarterly payments)
22. Medicash Scheme – medical expenses scheme (access to 24hour online GP services, discounted gym memberships)
23. Pension scheme with contribution based on total earnings not just salary
24. 24 days holiday + 8 Bank Holidays
25. Increasing annual leave entitlement with long service
26. 3x your annual salary life insurance (DIS)
27. Support for development and training
28. Employee assistance programme (EAP) & access to Mental Health first aiders
29. Employee discount scheme (discounts/vouchers for supermarkets, high street shops, holidays and more)
30. Employee referral scheme
31. Free on-site parking
32. Hybrid working (i.e., working from home and in the office) pattern.