Senior Operational Finance Analyst - Interim

Senior Operational Finance Analyst 6-12 Months £265 - £365 per day (umb)

We are seeking a Senior Operational Finance Analyst to support a large-scale ERP transformation within a complex, multi-site environment. This interim role focuses on finance testing and financial integrity validation ahead of system go-live.

You will challenge finance-led testing across end-to-end financial operational processes, ensuring the ERP accurately reflects real-world transactional activity. Scope includes validation of financial flows across:

• Sales & revenue (including online)
• Stock & inventory
• Cost of goods sold
• Accounts Payable & supplier payments
• Accounts Receivable & refunds
• End-to-end P&L and balance sheet impact
• This role requires strong accounting judgement and operational finance expertise, not just systems exposure.

• Execute and challenge finance testing scripts
• Validate journal postings and ledger flows (debits/credits)
• Identify and elevate financial control risks
• Stress-test real operational scenarios
• Assess P&L and balance sheet impact
• Partner with the team and project stakeholders
• Retest fixes and validate outputs – you must be confident challenging assumptions where financial risk is identified.

• Proven ERP transformation experience (Oracle highly desirable)
• Direct involvement in finance testing/system validation
• Strong operational finance background
• Large, multi-site, high-volume environment experience
• Deep understanding of P&L mechanics and reconciliations
• Advanced Excel (Power Pivot essential)
• Strong data analysis capability
• Available immediately/at short notice

Audit background and high-volume transactional industry exposure.

• Qualified accountant (QBE considered)
• Proactive, accountable and delivery-focused
• Comfortable in high-pressure environments
• Confident challenging senior stakeholders
• Able to work 5 days on-site

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused interim role requiring resilience, accountability and commercial awareness.

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