Financial Analyst
Posted 1 week ago by Newstone Talent Solutions
£62 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Analyst role involves providing critical support in cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and commercial analysis within a complex international group. The position requires strong business partnering skills and offers exposure to senior stakeholders, focusing on cost allocation and recharge models for a significant budget. This contract is hybrid, requiring two days in the office, and is outside IR35. The role is suited for a fully qualified accountant with relevant experience in Management Accounts or FP&A.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, own and enhance cost allocation and recharge models, with a primary focus on IT spend
- Ensure all project and business services costs are accurately allocated, budgeted and charged to the correct departments
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles for Business Services
- Prepare and post month end journals and assist with monthly management accounts to strict deadlines
- Deliver variance analysis and respond to departmental finance queries
- Review costs with Project Managers and Department Heads
- Support the Finance Business Partner with commercial and investment analysis
- Identify opportunities to improve month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
- Relevant experience in Management Accounts / FP&A
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills
- Advanced Excel capability, including complex analytical and financial models
- SAP experience desirable but not essential
- Able to work at pace and meet tight deadlines
- High attention to detail with a strong commercial mindset
- Confident communicator with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £62.00/hr
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Finance Analyst – Professional Services
Up to £500 per day (Outside IR35)
Central London | Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office
3–6 month contract
We're working with a complex, international Group that places strong emphasis on collaboration, high performance and investing in its people. This contract opportunity sits within a central business services function supporting senior stakeholders across the organisation. We're looking for an experienced Finance Analyst with strong business partnering capability to provide critical support across cost control, budgeting, forecasting and commercial analysis.
The Role
Reporting into a Finance Business Partner, you'll take ownership of cost allocation and recharge models across business services and central functions covering a circa £80m spend. This role offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders and complex cost structures particularly across IT and project expenditure.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, own and enhance cost allocation and recharge models, with a primary focus on IT spend
- Ensure all project and business services costs are accurately allocated, budgeted and charged to the correct departments
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles for Business Services
- Prepare and post month end journals and assist with monthly management accounts to strict deadlines
- Deliver variance analysis and respond to departmental finance queries
- Review costs with Project Managers and Department Heads
- Support the Finance Business Partner with commercial and investment analysis
- Identify opportunities to improve month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes
About You
Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
Relevant experience in Management Accounts / FP&A
Strong business partnering and stakeholder engagement skills
Advanced Excel capability, including complex analytical and financial models
SAP experience desirable but not essential
Able to work at pace and meet tight deadlines
High attention to detail with a strong commercial mindset
Confident communicator with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Why Apply?
Outside IR35 contract with a competitive day rate at circ £500 per day
Hybrid working in Central London
High impact role with senior stakeholder exposure
Opportunity to add immediate value in a complex, large-scale environment
Interested? Apply now or contact us directly for a confidential discussion.