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Finance Analyst

Employer
Page Personnel
Location
England, Hertfordshire, Letchworth Garden City
Salary
£38000 - £45000 per annum
Closing date
Sep 30, 2019

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Job Role
Finance Data Analyst
Sector
Software & Technology
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Exciting and highly Commercial Finance Analyst position for this leading IT / Technology, New Media and internet company based in Letchworth Garden City, North Herts area. A great mentor is looking for a part qualified or a final stage studier for succession planning into an FP&A Manager within the next 18 months.

Client Details

As a Finance Analyst , you will be responsible for providing financial planning and analysis support to IT / Technology, Group and Business Strategy business functions.

The position will have a high level of Business Partnering, and the successful candidate will be accountable for providing high quality financial planning and analysis support to the leadership teams of the business functions mentioned above. Although, the primary role is as described below, the role is expected to work closely with various different key stakeholders in the company.

Description

  • Reporting and analysis (including, but not limited to the following)
  • Creation of the monthly Technology reporting pack and individual department reporting packs, where appropriate
  • The reporting packs need to be of a high quality, accurate, consistent, well presented and understood by Finance and non-Finance individuals
  • Provide the commentary and explanation of monthly and annual trends and variances
  • Provide historical trending information
  • Reporting performance against key metrics e.g. revenue, costs, KPI's, metrics set in the business plan, etc.
  • Budgeting and Business Planning
  • Ensuring the budgeted revenue and costs are correctly captured in the Cognos TM1 budgeting models
  • Challenging the status quo of the budgeting process, bringing improvements where noted
  • Simulation of financial models during the business planning cycle
  • Review and analysis of the rolling costs forecast by function
  • Helping to create return on investment modelling to support investment cases
  • Administration for the IBM Cognos TM1 system

Profile

Knowledge, experience and skill set required for this Finance Analyst role:

  • Able to manage expectations of senior management
  • Ability to understand the business and to be able to provide strategic input
  • Very good inter-personnel skills and good communicator, with the ability to influence and provide guidance to non-financial individuals
  • Organised and structured in approach to activities, paying attention to detail
  • Enthusiasm and assertiveness for working through problematic situations
  • Willing to use initiative to resolve problems and identify improvements
  • Strong analytical mind
  • Early stage or part qualified with a recognised accounting body, preferably CIMA or ACCA
  • Competent IT user with strong Excel skills, as there will be significant work with Excel pivot tables, creation of reports and charts, and using Excel
  • A team player, comfortable in taking direction and guidance, and sharing work with other team members
  • Flexible. Comfortable with a changing business environment and driving change through improving processes where necessary
  • Ability to learn, use and retain new skills
  • Ability to get things done with and without close supervision

Job Offer

  • Excellent market leading package
  • Advanced and fast tracked career progression
  • State of the art offices
  • Great team culture
  • Opportunity to add value in a commercial focused role

Company

When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.

We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment. 

 

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