Finance Analyst
Posted 2 days ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
South West, UK
Summary: The Finance Analyst role at a well-established multi-site organization in Torbay involves supporting the finance function through various responsibilities, including balance sheet reconciliations, month-end close processes, and financial reporting. The position requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, emphasizing accuracy and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will possess relevant qualifications and experience, along with strong analytical and communication skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare timely monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with deadlines.
- Propose and implement process improvements, particularly around reconciliations and reporting.
- Assist with month-end close, including accruals and prepayments, fixed assets and depreciation journals.
- Support the preparation of month-end financial reporting.
- Sales invoicing and credit notes.
- Cash posting and customer account reconciliations.
- Chasing outstanding debt via calls, statements, and letters.
- Resolving customer queries.
- Checking and processing weekly timesheets.
- Processing weekly payrolls.
- Support the development and improvement of finance processes, procedures, and controls.
- Assist across the wider Finance team, including providing cover for colleagues when required.
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified AAT or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a Finance Analyst or similar role.
- Strong IT skills including financial systems, Excel, and Office 365.
- Solid experience in double-entry bookkeeping and account reconciliations.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate.
- Highly numerate, analytical, and detail-driven.
- Able to work effectively in a busy office environment with changing priorities.
- Well organized, self-motivated, and able to meet fixed deadlines.
Salary (Rate): £21.00 Annual
City: Torbay
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Your new company
A well-established, multi-site organisation delivering essential services within a regulated environment. The business operates at scale while retaining a collaborative, hands-on culture, supported by a small but agile finance function that plays a key role in day-to-day operations and decision-making.
The organisation is values-led, with a strong emphasis on accuracy, accountability and teamwork and works closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. Finance is viewed as a trusted partner to the wider business, contributing not only to core controls and compliance but also to continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities include:This role reports to a finance director and has a broad remit, to include:
- Prepare timely monthly balance sheet reconciliations in line with deadlines.
- Propose and implement process improvements, particularly around reconciliations and reporting
- Assist with month-end close, including:
- Accruals and prepayments
- Fixed assets and depreciation journals
- Support the preparation of month-end financial reporting
- Sales invoicing and credit notes
- Cash posting and customer account reconciliations
- Chasing outstanding debt via calls, statements and letters
- Resolving customer queries
- Checking and processing weekly timesheets
- Processing weekly payrolls
- Support the development and improvement of finance processes, procedures and controls
- Assist across the wider Finance team, including providing cover for colleagues when required
What you'll need to succeed
- Fully qualified AAT or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a Finance Analyst or similar role
- Strong IT skills including financial systems, Excel and Office 365
- Solid experience in double-entry bookkeeping and account reconciliations
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate
- Highly numerate, analytical and detail-driven
- Able to work effectively in a busy office environment with changing priorities
- Well organised, self-motivated and able to meet fixed deadlines
What you'll get in return
- Negotiable hourly rate, depending on experience
- Easily accessible office, based on Torbay
- Immediate start for suitable candidate
- Opportunity for longer term development/assignment
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