Financial Analyst
Posted 1 day ago by LT Harper Recruitment Group
£30 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Finance Analyst involves providing hands-on finance support within a busy shared service centre for a duration of 3-6 months. Key responsibilities include maintaining day-to-day finance operations, completing reconciliations, supporting month-end activities, and assisting with audit and due diligence during a high-workload period. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in finance operations and be proactive in resolving issues independently. This position is focused on stabilizing business as usual (BAU) and strengthening financial controls.
Key Responsibilities:
- Daily and monthly bank reconciliations (including dual reconciliation)
- Balance sheet reconciliations, plus Direct Debit, cheque, and credit card reconciliations
- General ledger accounting support and maintaining the accuracy of postings
- Processing journals and supporting month-end close activities
- Resolving reconciliation breaks and finance queries to closure
- Supporting external audit remediation, due diligence requests, and gathering audit evidence
- Monthly reporting support and Excel-based data analysis using large data sets
- Maintaining trackers and ensuring BAU continuity
- Supporting finance controls and process documentation
Key Skills:
- Strong background in finance operations / financial accounting within a shared service centre (or similar)
- Proven bank reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation experience
- Experience handling large data sets and high-volume transactions
- Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, data manipulation)
- Confident resolving issues independently and working at pace
Salary (Rate): £30.00/hr
City: Leeds
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Interim Finance Analyst / Finance Officer – Leeds (Hybrid, 3-6 months) £200 - £250 a day
This is a short-term interim role providing hands-on finance support within a busy shared service centre environment. The focus is on maintaining day-to-day finance operations, completing reconciliations (including dual reconciliations), supporting month-end and general ledger accounting, and assisting with audit and due diligence activity during a high-workload period.
Key Responsibilities
- Daily and monthly bank reconciliations (including dual reconciliation )
- Balance sheet reconciliations, plus Direct Debit, cheque, and credit card reconciliations
- General ledger accounting support and maintaining the accuracy of postings
- Processing journals and supporting month-end close activities
- Resolving reconciliation breaks and finance queries to closure
- Supporting external audit remediation , due diligence requests, and gathering audit evidence
- Monthly reporting support and Excel-based data analysis using large data sets
- Maintaining trackers and ensuring BAU continuity
- Supporting finance controls and process documentation
Required Experience
- Strong background in finance operations / financial accounting within a shared service centre (or similar)
- Proven bank reconciliation and balance sheet reconciliation experience
- Experience handling large data sets and high-volume transactions
- Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivots, data manipulation)
- Confident resolving issues independently and working at pace
Ideal Candidate
- Hands-on, proactive, and reliable
- Organised and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Able to add immediate capacity to the team
The ideal candidate could have worked as:
- Financial Analyst
- Accounting Analyst
- Finance Assistant
- General Ledger Associate
- Financial Systems Accountant
In short, this is a practical, reconciliation-heavy interim finance role focused on stabilising BAU, strengthening controls, and supporting audit and due diligence needs during a busy period.