Finance Analyst

An excellent opportunity to join a FTSE 100 business on a long term contract has arisen. Our client, an international leisure blue chip, is looking for an interim financial analyst to join a high performing finance team and provide proactive, comprehensive and insightful financial and business information.

The aim is to champion recommendations relating to the financial performance of the relevant business unit(s) to drive the business to achieve its financial and related productivity targets.

Principal Accountabilities

• Present complex information in an accessible and meaningful way to focus and drive improvements in financial performance
• Prepare and track Business Plans, Financial Plans (includes budgeting, planning and forecasting) and Local Targets using appropriate modelling techniques where required
• Control and decision support activities - Identify, influence and implement opportunities for cost reduction and/or revenue improvement through insightful monitoring and analysis of financial performance within the assigned business units
• Carry out analysis of unit cost and productivity measures, linking operational and financial performance, to identify areas for focus/change
• Control and management of project accounting activities within assigned business units, including insight and evaluation of project success, production of business cases which facilitates key investment decisions and robust tracking to ensure project control and delivery
• Actively build and maintain strong relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues at all levels
• Identify opportunities for process improvements via automation and standardisation and support or manage the implementation of any changes

Applicants will be assessed upon their analytical and numerical abilities and experience as well as their communication skills. You must be accountancy qualified with experience in commerce and Industry in a large and complex business.