Financial Analyst
Posted 5 days ago by Siemens
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Crawley, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This Finance Analyst role is a junior-level position based in Crawley, South London, focusing on financial analysis and project accounting. The position involves supporting ongoing cost analysis and dashboard reporting initiatives within a dynamic organization. The role is hybrid, requiring 2-3 days on-site during onboarding and reducing to 1-2 days per week thereafter. It offers an opportunity to contribute to business insights and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and interpret financial data to support cost reduction and decision-making initiatives
- Maintain and enhance PowerBI dashboards and complex Excel files for internal reporting
- Support project accounting tasks and ad hoc financial analysis
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and explain financial performance
- Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders clearly and confidently
Key Skills:
- Strong proficiency in PowerBI and Microsoft Excel
- Solid foundation in finance and accounting principles
- Experience handling financial data and building reports/dashboards
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure environment
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and initiative
- Experience in a similar finance analyst or project accounting role
- Understanding of cost analysis and forecasting
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Crawley
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Entry Level
Industry: Finance
Job Title: Finance Analyst
Location: Crawley, South London (Hybrid – 2-3 days on-site during onboarding, reducing to 1-2 days/week)
Contract Length: 6 months
Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services, is currently recruiting for a Finance Analyst on behalf of our client – a dynamic and fast-paced organization seeking to strengthen its finance team.
About the Role: This is a key junior-level finance analyst position, combining responsibilities across both financial analysis and project accounting. The role is a backfill for a departing team member and will support ongoing cost analysis and dashboard reporting initiatives. Working in a hybrid model from the Crawley office (or London if more suitable), this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to business insights and process improvements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze and interpret financial data to support cost reduction and decision-making initiatives
- Maintain and enhance PowerBI dashboards and complex Excel files for internal reporting
- Support project accounting tasks and ad hoc financial analysis
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and explain financial performance
- Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders clearly and confidently
Key Skills / Experience Required:
- Essential: Strong proficiency in PowerBI and Microsoft Excel
- Solid foundation in finance and accounting principles
- Experience handling financial data and building reports/dashboards
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure environment
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail and initiative
- Experience in a similar finance analyst or project accounting role
- Understanding of cost analysis and forecasting