Finance Analyst

A Finance Analyst role has become available in one of the UK's most innovative and commercial not-for-profit organisations.

This role will ensure financial performance considerations and control measures are fully incorporated into the delivery of the organisation's mission and will act as an effective business partner to a specific area of the business. This will be achieved through:

*Providing relevant analysis to improve the quality of decisions and ensure the chosen options deliver high quality outcomes with an appropriate consideration of risk;
*Ensuring all financial processes, in the relevant area, are completed effectively and on time;
*Ensuring that appropriate financial controls are in place and operative to provide assurance on financial activity

Main duties:

Deliver insightful, relevant, business and financial analysis and reporting on a timely basis:
*Prepare and present timely, monthly management information - with a focus on key issues and resulting remedial actions
*Provide grant and cost analysis as required - with appropriate commentary, to support informed decision making
*Review and analyse financial information of high value grants, highlight key issues and make suitable recommendations
Deliver quality planning, budgeting and forecasting processes:
*Manage and assist with the annual budget and quarterly forecast process, and ensure that all expenditure is robustly reviewed and challenged
*Support the organisation to develop quality operational plans to deliver on department goals

Influence financial performance and controls:

*Challenge the organisation to operate in an efficient and cost effective manner - produce metrics and analysis to support this goal
*Support and challenge the organisation to implement suitable and effective internal processes and controls to support robust governance and risk management
*Work with Procurement to drive a professional approach to acquiring goods and services, with an objective of managing "value for money"
*Communicate financial controls, reporting requirements and their benefits to non-financial audiences.

Deliver project activity:

*Support the organisation to develop robust project plans, with suitable budgets, milestones and deliverables: pull together in good quality business cases
*Provide high quality tracking of financial elements of individual projects - highlighting key risks and divergence from plan, together with appropriate remedial action
Provide Finance Support for commercial activities:
*Provide full financial service - including accounting, analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting
*Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual statutory and tax reconciliations and reports
*Ensure the financial interactions between the trading and charitable activities are efficient and comply with legal and tax requirements

This is an ideal role for a part-qualified accountant who wishes to complete their studies whilst getting excellent training and exposure in a dynamic, fast-paced and professional organisation. Or someone recently qualified who is looking for an opportunity to enhance their skills