Reed Finance are supporting a successful medium sized organisation with a positive Glassdoor score based in Witney. This is an 18 month fixed term contract role covering maternity leave. The role will include ensuring that the corporate leadership team and all senior management are provided with relevant and timely finance support in every aspect of business analysis. You will perform the month-end close, troubleshoot as necessary, analyse and adjust results as required and provide financial reporting and commentary. You will be expected to build strong relationships with budget managers to ensure that budget/forecasts are accurate and will be the finance lead on project and change initiatives as and when needed. Duties To support the Financial Planning Manager in the production of regular management information: To feed into the monthly management accounts for budget holders, executive team and the Board. To carry out variance analysis from budget, identifying key issues and trends for commentary to support budget managers and the organisation with forecasting and budgeting requirements. To assist in the preparation of statutory data for regulatory purposes including year-end financial statements To develop and produce reports for management to identify opportunities for improvement and to advise managers on using performance information to improve efficiency and produce financial forecasts. To contribute to preparation and monitoring of key value for money indicators across the organisation. To assist the Financial Planning Manager in the production of the annual statutory accounts. Budget and Business Plan 2.1. To support the Financial Planning Manager and other team members in the preparation and maintenance of the summary management accounts and monitoring of budgets. To advise budget holders in preparing and monitoring of budgets. To use specific tools and systems as required to inform cashflow forecasting and budgeting. To be responsible for the production of monthly budget statements and specific ad-hoc reports to ensure budgetary controls are maintained. To review, maintain and reconcile budget and forecasting information on the finance system to ensure accurate management information is produced in a timely manner. To be considered this role you will ideally be a fully qualified accountant who can start an 18 month contract position and cand demonstrate a breadth of experience in finance especially within budgets, forecasts, business planning and cash flows. Salary is circa £43000 with a wide selection of benefits with onsite parking Does this sound of interest ? Apply now