Senior Finance Analyst (Fully qualified accountant)
Stratford, London 2 days per week
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Finance Analyst to join one of our top clients.
The sucessful candidate will report to the Finance Business Partner, this role will be of interest to a qualified accountant with significant post-qualified experience in business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, management accounting and third-party contract management. The role sits within the Finance division, an integral part of our clients' business, responsible for looking after the finances and working environment, protecting the business' reputation and enabling it to meet its objectives.
This role has responsibility for supporting the organisation's Operations, Legal Division, Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance Oversight.
Responsibilities include:
- Responsible for providing Finance Business Partnering to the Divisions (at Director and HoD level) and subdivisions, covering the financial performance of the business areas
- Preparation and provision of financial management information to provide insight for strategic decision making and forward planning, presentations at Senior Leadership Team meetings and leading the planning process for specified business areas
- Highlight risks and opportunities to support ED, Directors and HoDs to manage the financial position within the budget envelopes for each area
- Responsible for ad hoc requests to support financial management for each area as a Senior finance analyst
- Lead on providing financial and data analysis and insight
- Act as the control point for the Division's spend and recruitment in line with the delegated budget
- Lead in improvements in resource management practices across the Division and provide expertise to senior level stakeholders
- Provide stakeholders with expert, fact-based financial management advice, strengthening and managing key stakeholder relationships
- Regularly train and coach colleagues in the Division, at all levels, on our financial management processes
- Pre-empt, and proactively follow up and resolve ad-hoc financial management issues. Produce Forward looking MI and financial analysis
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues in the division, and other business areas within the business.
Required Skills:
- Qualified accountant - 3-5 years PQE
- Strong business partnering skills with the ability to present financial MI on a regular basis to senior stakeholders
- Strong excel and financial modelling skills (Scenario Analysis) with the ability to work with and manipulate large volumes of data
- Proficient in process improvement and developing dashboards to visualise financial analysis
- Experienced in forming and maintaining effective working relationships with peers, management, and stakeholders across the organisation
- Experienced communicator, capable of presenting analysis clearly and effectively to a variety of recipients, orally and in writing
- Ability to assess and analyse voluminous and/or data-heavy bodies of information, scenario, and financial modelling, exercising judgement on the information available and being able to defend those judgements where appropriate, including to senior management
- Technical accounting guidance - Provide guidance on accounting for costs, provide approval for contract, purchase orders and month end journals within Operations
- Ability to influence stakeholders and working constructively with decisions made by others, including when disagreeing with the decision made
Suitable candidates should submit their CV in the first instance.
We are committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience. If you require accommodations because of disability or health condition, please email: gscemeaedi @ robertwalters.com. This position is being sourced through our Outsourcing service line.