Interim Finance Analyst
Posted 4 days ago by Baker Charles
£60,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Analyst role is a six-month fixed-term contract based in the South East, focusing on supporting the finance team with internal and external reporting, financial controls, and commercial analysis. The position requires collaboration with senior finance leadership and operational teams, along with mentorship of junior staff. The organization promotes in-person collaboration while allowing for flexible working arrangements. Candidates must be immediately available or on short notice to be considered.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and oversee work produced by junior team members, including journals, funding requests, and debtor reporting, while providing guidance and mentorship
- Prepare and deliver monthly management reporting across core operations and joint ventures
- Monitor and report on outstanding debtors, ensuring timely follow-up
- Support the maintenance of a robust financial control environment, including balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with half-year and full-year external reporting requirements, working closely with central finance teams and external auditors
- Partner with operational teams (e.g. commercial, development, sales, and marketing) to provide financial insight and support decision-making
- Contribute to process improvements and system enhancements
- Produce ad hoc analysis and reporting, particularly relating to joint venture activities
- Provide general support across the finance function as required
Key Skills:
- Demonstrates strong professional values such as integrity, collaboration, and quality
- Solid academic background, including strong secondary education results or equivalent
- Holds a recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong overall IT skills
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and numerical abilities
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Strong interpersonal and teamworking skills
- Desirable Experience: Experience within construction, property, or a related sector; Familiarity with ERP systems
Salary (Rate): £60,000.00/year
City: Essex
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Finance Analyst – Fixed Term Contract (6 Months) £50,000-£60,000
We are seeking a Finance Analyst to join a regional finance team based in an office location in the South East. In this role, you will support the Finance Team and senior finance leadership in delivering internal and external reporting, maintaining financial controls, and providing insightful financial and commercial analysis, including involvement in joint venture activities. This is a six-month fixed-term position. The organisation values in-person collaboration while supporting flexible working arrangements where possible.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and oversee work produced by junior team members, including journals, funding requests, and debtor reporting, while providing guidance and mentorship
- Prepare and deliver monthly management reporting across core operations and joint ventures
- Monitor and report on outstanding debtors, ensuring timely follow-up
- Support the maintenance of a robust financial control environment, including balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with half-year and full-year external reporting requirements, working closely with central finance teams and external auditors
- Partner with operational teams (e.g. commercial, development, sales, and marketing) to provide financial insight and support decision-making
- Contribute to process improvements and system enhancements
- Produce ad hoc analysis and reporting, particularly relating to joint venture activities
- Provide general support across the finance function as required
Candidate Requirements
- Demonstrates strong professional values such as integrity, collaboration, and quality
- Solid academic background, including strong secondary education results or equivalent
- Holds a recognised professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong overall IT skills
- Excellent analytical, organisational, and numerical abilities
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
- Comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines
- Strong interpersonal and teamworking skills
- Desirable Experience: Experience within construction, property, or a related sector; Familiarity with ERP systems
You must be on short term notice or immediately available to be considered.