Senior Finance Analyst
Posted Today by Mark Sattin
£55,000 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
City of London, London
Summary: A Senior Finance Analyst is needed for maternity cover on a fixed-term contract, focusing on financial planning and analysis (FP&A) to support budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. The role requires strong analytical skills and business partnering, particularly in project-led environments, ensuring financial clarity and cost control. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced setting and engage with multiple stakeholders to enhance project profitability. This position is hybrid and offers a salary between £50,000 and £55,000 per annum.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support annual budgeting and reforecasting cycles
- Deliver monthly reporting, including variance analysis and performance insights
- Build and maintain financial models to support planning and decision-making
- Contribute to WIP reporting and revenue recognition
- Partner with Project Managers to track financial performance and improve profitability
- Work with budget holders to monitor overhead spend and identify risks/opportunities
- Provide clear, actionable financial insights to non-financial stakeholders
- Ensure accuracy across financial, HR, and project systems through reconciliations
- Maintain strong oversight of project financial data and reporting integrity
- Monitor timesheet compliance and support adherence
- Identify and implement efficiencies across reporting and financial processes
- Support system enhancements and automation initiatives
Key Skills:
- Part-qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
- Proven experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or project accounting
- Strong Excel skills (financial modelling, pivots, data analysis)
- Experience working in a project-based or professional services environment preferred
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
- Experience with project accounting or project management systems (essential)
- Power BI or similar data visualisation tools (desirable)
- Track record of improving processes and driving efficiencies
Salary (Rate): £55,000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Senior Finance Analyst - Maternity Cover (FTC)
Salary - £50,000-£55,000
Hybrid
Overview
A commercially focused Senior Finance Analyst is required to support the FP&A Manager across budgeting, forecasting, and reporting. This role combines strong analytical delivery with business partnering, particularly across project-led teams, ensuring financial clarity, cost control, and project profitability.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone comfortable operating in a fast-paced, project-based environment with multiple stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
FP&A & Reporting
- Support annual budgeting and reforecasting cycles
- Deliver monthly reporting, including variance analysis and performance insights
- Build and maintain financial models to support planning and decision-making
- Contribute to WIP reporting and revenue recognition
Business Partnering
- Partner with Project Managers to track financial performance and improve profitability
- Work with budget holders to monitor overhead spend and identify risks/opportunities
- Provide clear, actionable financial insights to non-financial stakeholders
Controls & Governance
- Ensure accuracy across financial, HR, and project systems through reconciliations
- Maintain strong oversight of project financial data and reporting integrity
- Monitor timesheet compliance and support adherence
Process Improvement
- Identify and implement efficiencies across reporting and financial processes
- Support system enhancements and automation initiatives
Candidate Profile
- Part-qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
- Proven experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or project accounting
- Strong Excel skills (financial modelling, pivots, data analysis)
- Experience working in a project-based or professional services environment preferred
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, evolving environment
Systems Experience
- Experience with project accounting or project management systems (essential)
- Power BI or similar data visualisation tools (desirable)
- Track record of improving processes and driving efficiencies
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