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Operational Excellence Lead – Regulatory
Posted 5 days ago by Brookwood Recruitment
OverviewJoin a high-impact Regulatory Go-To-Market (RGTM) team within Partner Trust & Compliance, supporting Commerc...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location Amsterdam, Provincie Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Senior Finance Manager, Retail Cost Centre of Excellence
Posted 2 weeks ago by Lloyds Banking Group
Job Description SummaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Group Cost & Investment team as a senior leade...
- Rate £100,580 per year
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Halifax
Excellent 12 months contract opportunity for Senior Buyer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Hays IT - HTS - Southend
Contract DetailsContract Length: 12 MonthsLocation: TW6 2JS (3 days onsite)Pay: attractive daily rate (Inside IR35)Start...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Hillingdon
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About Our Excel Contract Roles
What does a excel contractor do?
Excel contractors are engaged to build, maintain, and optimise spreadsheet-based models, reporting tools, and data analysis workflows, typically within finance, commercial, operations, and planning functions where Excel remains the dominant tool for financial modelling, management reporting, and ad hoc analysis. While the growing adoption of BI platforms such as Power BI has shifted some reporting activity away from Excel, the tool retains its position as the default environment for financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and complex analytical work across virtually every sector and business function. Excel contractors are brought in to build specific models or reporting tools, to review and improve existing spreadsheets, or to provide analytical capacity within a finance or commercial team during a period of high demand.
The skills expected of Excel contractors are more demanding than is sometimes assumed. At the level that most contract roles require, deep proficiency in Excel means mastery of complex formula logic including array formulas, dynamic array functions such as FILTER, XLOOKUP, and LAMBDA, financial modelling best practice including clean input-calculation-output structure and robust assumption management, and the ability to build models that non-specialists can use and understand without error. Experience with VBA for automation is still widely valued, particularly in finance and operations environments that rely on regular macro-driven processes. For roles bridging Excel and Power BI, knowledge of Power Query and Power Pivot within Excel is an additional differentiator. The ability to audit and improve existing spreadsheets, identify errors in complex models, and translate analytical requirements into clean and reliable Excel outputs is a consistent marker of a strong Excel contractor.
What is the market like for excel contractors?
Excel contracting sits primarily within the finance, commercial, and operations analytics segments of the contracting market. Demand is consistent and relatively recession-resistant, as Excel-based financial modelling and reporting is a core operational requirement for almost every business. The most active market for Excel specialist contractors is financial modelling for corporate finance, project finance, and investment analysis, where the complexity and commercial stakes of the models justify bringing in specialist resource. FP&A and management reporting roles that require Excel proficiency alongside broader finance skills also represent a consistent source of demand. Pure Excel specialists are somewhat less common in the market than broader finance or analytics contractors, but those with demonstrable financial modelling expertise command rates that reflect the technical value of their work.
How much do excel contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for excel roles typically range from £250 to £500 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many excel vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 excel contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to October 2026.