Finance Process Analyst
Posted 4 days ago by Hays
£215 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Reading, England, United Kingdom
Summary: Join a leading telecommunications company as a Process Analyst, where you will support critical finance and operational processes in a fast-paced environment. This role involves maintaining financial governance, supporting supplier transitions, and driving process improvements. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth month-end operations and accurate financial tracking.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day finance operations including PO creation, invoice receipting, and mailbox management
- Perform month-end close activities and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Monitor and manage timesheeting tools and vendor cost tracking
- Produce regular reports on budgets, spend, KPIs, and SLAs for stakeholders
- Act as a key contact for finance and process queries across internal teams and suppliers
- Support supplier transitions and maintain financial governance during change
- Identify and drive process improvements, maintaining documentation and best practices
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in finance, process analysis, or operations support roles
- Proven background in month-end activities, reconciliations, and financial administration
- Experience with budget tracking, cost management, or timesheeting systems
- High level of attention to detail and organisational skills
- Confident engaging with multiple stakeholders and suppliers
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g. Pivot Tables, lookups) preferred; Oracle experience is a plus
Salary (Rate): £215 per day
City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Join a leading telecommunications company as a Process Analyst , supporting critical finance and operational processes in a fast-paced, evolving environment. As a Process Analyst , you will play a key part in maintaining financial governance, supporting supplier transitions, and driving process improvements across a dynamic delivery function. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to ensure smooth month-end operations and accurate financial tracking.
Role Details
Location: Reading (Hybrid – 2 days onsite)
Rate: £215 per day (inside IR35)
Contract Length: 26 weeks (with visibility to extend)
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day finance operations including PO creation, invoice receipting, and mailbox management
- Perform month-end close activities and reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Monitor and manage timesheeting tools and vendor cost tracking
- Produce regular reports on budgets, spend, KPIs, and SLAs for stakeholders
- Act as a key contact for finance and process queries across internal teams and suppliers
- Support supplier transitions and maintain financial governance during change
- Identify and drive process improvements, maintaining documentation and best practices
Key Requirements
- Strong experience in finance, process analysis, or operations support roles
- Proven background in month-end activities, reconciliations, and financial administration
- Experience with budget tracking, cost management, or timesheeting systems
- High level of attention to detail and organisational skills
- Confident engaging with multiple stakeholders and suppliers
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g. Pivot Tables, lookups) preferred; Oracle experience is a plus
Start Date: ASAP (urgent requirement to allow for handover period)