Senior Financial Analyst
- Recruiter
- Reed Finance
- Location
- England, Kent, Maidstone
- Salary
- £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 24 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 01 May 2017
- Ref
- 6971978
- Contact
- Simon Dudley
- Job Title
- Finance Analyst
- Category
- Business Services
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
A Leading European wide Managed Services Provider within Print Technology are now looking for an experienced Qualified Financial Analyst to join their Kent team.
This role has emerged due to expansion and will manage two to three staff members, reporting into the Finance Director.
The client works with several prestigious brands such as Ted Baker, MacDonalds & BDO and are a true leader in their field.
Purpose of the role:
Reporting to the Finance Director, the Senior Financial Analyst will lead a team of 2-3 and will be responsible for the provision of a high standard of business performance analytics, identification of trends, risks and commercial opportunities. The successful applicant will be comfortable in extracting and analysing large amounts of transactional data to identify critical insights, which will help to drive the continued growth of the business. This is a business partner role with the opportunity of having a significant impact on the business and requires someone with exceptional analytical and IT skills.
Responsibilities:
Lead the delivery of robust and detailed budgets and forecasts, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variance, particularly in the area of revenue and gross margin
Projecting of short term cash flow requirements and working capital management
Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and identify non-value added processes within the business
Develop financial models to monitor and analyse revenue and gross margin
Analyse complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
Ad hoc reporting and analysis
Assisting the Financial Controller in production of management reporting
Proactively managing workload to ensure all deadlines are met within month-end timetable Provide guidance, coaching and leadership for direct reports.
Person Specification:
Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; including project management experience
One year of experience in a similar job, which should involve performing financial and ad hoc analyses using advanced Excel and providing recommendations for commercial decision-making
Someone able to demonstrate a high degree of commercial acumen and analytical ability
Strong financial acumen including familiarity with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
Advanced Excel skills along with proficiency in Word
Excellent IT skills and experience in managing teams
Experience in working within a business that handles a high number of transactions.
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