Our client is seeking a Junior Finance Analyst with strong Excel skills and some previous experience to join their team near Didcot, in Harwell, Oxfordshire.
Client Details
Our client is a highly renown local employer in Harwell, offering hybrid working and flexible hours.
Description
The Junior Finance Analyst will be assisting the Finance Business Partners in delivering an effective, efficient and robust financial management of projects and high-quality support to Budget Holders, Project Leads and Directors. Providing analytical report to the Finance Business Partner to help achieve accurate planning and forecasting of business activities.
Key accountabilities include:
Assisting with managing the projects finance reporting requirements; Assisting the (FBPs) to ensure that all external claim, invoicing and reporting deadlines are met; Maximising relationships with internal & external stakeholders.
- Produce monthly financial reports to the FBPs for the Budget Holders and Project Leads to agreed deadlines.
- Provide regular updates to the FBP of specific project related activities.
- Monitor project costs and investigate any adverse variances.
- Provide analytical support to the FBP to help the Budget Holders and Project Leads to achieve accurate planning and forecasting of business activities, revenues and project costs.
- Assist in the external audit of claim submissions.
- Maintain the finance project register.
- Flag any issues to the FBP in a timely manner.
- Analyse and report on compliance with finance procedures, policies and updates.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders and ensure queries are dealt with in a timely manner.
- Support Finance team during busy times and provide absence cover if required.
- Any other tasks that the FBPs may require assistance with.
- Manage workload efficiently and effectively.
- Meet internal and external deadlines.
Profile
The successful Junior Finance Analyst will have some basic experience in a finance role, ideally with data and strong Excel skills. This is a junior role within the team, with lots of opportunity to learn and develop.
Job Offer
The organisation offer an extensive benefits package, hybrid working and flexible working hours.