Finance Analyst

A challenging and rewarding opportunity for a part qualified Finance Analyst to work with this global brand based in Brascknell. You will have responsibility for providing financial analysis; key business partnering support and driving process improvement and efficiencies. 

Experience of working in multi-national organisations with European FX required, as is a strong commercial awareness and experience.

Main Responsibilities:

Cost Centre Support to business teams

• Full ownership for delivering accurate monthly results, analysing variances against budget, reporting of variances to senior management by cost centre and spend type.
• Support cost centre managers with the creation of operational budgets and the reforecast processes for quarterly budgets and longer term forecasting and planning. 
• Supporting improved training and process ownership within the business community.
• Creating streamlined processes and efficiencies.

Assisting Commercial Accountants

• Support the production of accurate monthly results across the business divisions and driving process improvement.
• Ensure variances to budget are understood and provide commentary where required
• Provide challenge to  business divisions where required
• Support the accurate budget and forecast process across the business divisions ensuring budget conditions are communicated clearly and understood by the business

Ad Hoc Analysis and Investigations

• To support process improvement and change within Commercial Finance
• To support ongoing and new projects

Qualifications, skills and experience required: 

• Part Qualified (CIMA / ACCA or equivalent)
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• A proactive and pre-emptive approach to matters; a naturally curious and questioning manner; the ability and desire to dig in and work hard to achieve time-critical tasks, where required
• SAP and Hyperion knowledge is desirable
• Well developed level of communication, networking and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a constantly changing environment
• Access knowledge is desirable, but not essential

  Daily Rate between £200-£250 per day. The contract is expected to last at least 6 months.