Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Posted 5 days ago by Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment

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£55,000 Per year
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London Area, United Kingdom
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Accounting Associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) Balance Sheet Benchmarking Budgeting Capital Allocation Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) External Auditing Financial Controls Forecasting Internal Auditing Investments Management Microsoft 365 Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Dynamics 365 Microsoft Excel Power BI Strategic Decision-Making Variance Analysis

Summary: An exciting opportunity exists for a Senior Financial Analyst on a 9-month fixed-term contract with a market-leading company in High Wycombe. The role focuses on accounting and management reporting for multiple entities, requiring immediate availability or a short notice period. The position involves strategic financial evaluation, operational support, and enhancing financial accountability across the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Direct the creation of robust financial plans by overseeing the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes in partnership with the Operations team.
  • Analyse and interpret financial performance through operational benchmarking and variance analyses, translating complex data into actionable strategies for improvement.
  • Support strategic decision-making by leading the financial evaluation of investment appraisals; challenging assumptions, benchmarking data, and mitigating risks to ensure sound capital allocation.
  • Act as the key financial liaison for the Operations division, building strong relationships to guide, challenge, and support them in achieving their financial objectives.
  • Drive a culture of financial accountability by conducting regular performance reviews with operational leaders and co-creating actionable improvement plans.
  • Enhance the commercial acumen of regional teams through targeted financial training, reporting, and continuous communication.
  • Proactively seek out and champion profit improvement opportunities for the division, working cross-functionally to bring suggestions to fruition.
  • Assume overall responsibility for the delivery of timely and accurate monthly regional reporting, including the completion of management accounts and insightful commentary on performance variances.
  • Design, implement, and distribute a tailored suite of reports, metrics, and performance indicators that provide the operational teams with clear visibility of financial results.
  • Uphold the integrity of the Group’s financial control environment by implementing and monitoring policies, reviewing balance sheets, and coordinating with internal audit to address areas of weakness.

Key Skills:

  • Fully or part-qualified qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
  • Management accounting experience gained in either manufacturing or logistics is beneficial.
  • Strong system skills, including advanced Excel, Power BI and preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365.
  • Strong interpersonal, presentation, communication and problem-solving skills.
  • This role will require the individual to travel to multiple sites.

Salary (Rate): £55,000.00 yearly

City: High Wycombe

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Financial Analyst (9-month FTC) to join a well-known market-leading company based in High Wycombe. This role is responsible for accounting and management reporting for multiple entities within the company. This role will require somebody who is on a short notice period (1 – 2 weeks) or somebody who is immediately available.

Responsibilities:

  • Direct the creation of robust financial plans by overseeing the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes in partnership with the Operations team.
  • Analyse and interpret financial performance through operational benchmarking and variance analyses, translating complex data into actionable strategies for improvement.
  • Support strategic decision-making by leading the financial evaluation of investment appraisals; challenging assumptions, benchmarking data, and mitigating risks to ensure sound capital allocation.
  • Act as the key financial liaison for the Operations division, building strong relationships to guide, challenge, and support them in achieving their financial objectives.
  • Drive a culture of financial accountability by conducting regular performance reviews with operational leaders and co-creating actionable improvement plans.
  • Enhance the commercial acumen of regional teams through targeted financial training, reporting, and continuous communication.
  • Proactively seek out and champion profit improvement opportunities for the division, working cross-functionally to bring suggestions to fruition.
  • Assume overall responsibility for the delivery of timely and accurate monthly regional reporting, including the completion of management accounts and insightful commentary on performance variances.
  • Design, implement, and distribute a tailored suite of reports, metrics, and performance indicators that provide the operational teams with clear visibility of financial results.
  • Uphold the integrity of the Group’s financial control environment by implementing and monitoring policies, reviewing balance sheets, and coordinating with internal audit to address areas of weakness.

Requirements:

  • Fully or part-qualified qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
  • Management accounting experience gained in either manufacturing or logistics is beneficial
  • Strong system skills, including advanced Excel, Power BI and preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Strong interpersonal, presentation, communication and problem-solving skills
  • This role will require the individual to travel to multiple sites
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