Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Analyst - Cost management

Contract

Reading/Hybrid - 2 Days onsite

The Role:

• In this role as a senior finance analyst, you will be responsible for the month end and quarterly forecast processing for LGRA and T&O (headcount), as well as assisting with the People function.
• You will work closely with the finance business partners to complete month end journals, prepare WD2 packs including analysis and commentary to enable them to tell the stories behind the numbers. You will be responsible for the completion of balance sheet reconciliations and Schedule F, which is used to report to our shareholder. Similarly, the forecasting process involves preparing the Smartview upload files, then building WD2 style reports with commentary and analysis. There is an element of Business Partnering, working with the business and the Finance Business Partner to ensure you are aware of any month end or forecasting changes. Furthermore, you will work with the external auditors to assist with their testing and queries on the areas you support.
• Candidate will be a critical thinker that can identify the required outputs and help to design appropriate methods to achieve those outcomes.
• The successful candidate will have the ability to combine/redefine processes with this new technology; this will be vital to the success of the team.
• This will be an exciting challenge for someone to be stuck in to with opportunity to make their mark on the wider business.

Skills Required:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) - finalist will be considered
• Smartview experience beneficial
• Reporting and forecasting experience beneficial
• Organisation and prioritisation skills essential
• Knowledge of business and cost drivers beneficial

Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.