Senior Finance Analyst

Overview

As Senior Financial Analyst, you will safeguard financial processes and controls while delivering insightful performance analysis. You’ll advise stakeholders on policy compliance and financial information, partnering with Finance Business Partners to ensure accurate reporting for business units. You’ll support period-end reporting, planning, budgeting and forecasting, and help manage the external audit and statutory accounts. The role also focuses on maintaining robust controls and system improvements for clear financial planning and monitoring.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and pension
• Performance-related bonus (where applicable)
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Enhanced family leave including paid partner leave
• Learning and development support

Responsibilities

• Maintain financial processes, systems and controls
• Analyse and report on financial performance
• Advise and educate stakeholders on financial policies and information
• Report accurate financial information for business units and expert functions
• Support monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting and analysis
• Assist planning, budgeting and forecasting processes
• Manage external audit process and preparation of Annual Report and Accounts
• Develop and maintain controls, procedures and accounting entries to ensure regulatory compliance
• Develop and maintain systems and processes for planning, monitoring and reporting of financial performance and position

Key requirements

• ACCA, CIMA or equivalent part-qualified or qualified by experience (study towards)
• Minimum 2 years of accounting/finance experience
• Strong MS Excel and MS Office skills
• Knowledge of financial systems e.g. D365, SAP (desirable)
• Knowledge of IFRS, VAT and Corporation Tax (UK GAAP desirable)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence to ask questions to support decision-making

• Communication
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail
• IFRS
• VAT
• Corporation Tax

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