Finance Analyst FTC

Overview

We're looking for a talented Finance Analyst to join our Group Finance team and play a key role in supporting the financial performance of our Group Functions. As an integral member of the team, you'll contribute to the analysis, control, and reporting of financial information across a range of departments, helping to ensure accuracy, insight, and strong financial governance.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded and detail‑oriented finance professional who enjoys working collaboratively, providing meaningful analysis, and supporting informed decision‑making at a central, strategic level within the organisation.

This is a fixed‑term opportunity for 12 months.

• Supporting budget and forecast preparation including budget KPI packs
• Monthly management accounts – preparation of profit and loss and balance sheet where relevant, including the preparation and posting of journals, accruals and prepayments
• Support the Finance Manager with continuous improvement of all reporting, analysis and commentary
• Undertake additional tasks as required and streamline processes where appropriate
• Analyse costs against budget/forecast
• Conveying financial information to senior stakeholders and other non‑finance people
• Adhoc financial analysis and/or financial project work
• Work with the Central Finance team to ensure costs and benefits are allocated fairly to the business and at the same time promote accountability
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures

• Demonstrable ability to build and maintain strong working relationships at a variety of levels throughout the Group
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to consistently meet strict deadlines and to produce high‑quality information
• Ability to analyse problems, develop opportunities and implement solutions
• Able to manage multiple deadlines, projects and workloads
• Advanced Excel user (e.g., VLOOKUP, SUMIF, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, etc.)
• Knowledge of other MS Office products including PowerPoint desirable
• Previous experience of Anaplan, SAP and Power
  
  BI would be an advantage
• Proactive, motivated, good communicator
• Structured and disciplined in the approach to planning and organising workload

As a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we offer interviews to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role, and opt‑in on their application form. There may be times when the volume of applications means we cannot take all eligible candidates to interview. We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing PRHCar Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable with, for us to support your request.

Please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining why you are the right candidate for the role by 11:59pm on Sunday 8th March.

Please ensure you include a cover letter, as it is a crucial part of our assessment process.

The cover letter offers an opportunity to show how your experience and interests align with the role requirements. Typically, we expect the cover letter to be no more than one or two pages in length.

Here at Penguin, we believe in the power of authenticity and human creativity. When you apply for a position, we want to encourage your unique voice. Throughout our recruitment process, please share your own thoughts, experiences, and skills. This helps us get a true sense of who you are and what you might bring to our team.

We celebrate creativity and diverse perspectives, so please be yourself! While we recognise AI tools can be helpful, we recommend using them thoughtfully to ensure your responses reflect you.

£26,000 – £33,000, dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.

While our offices across the UK are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility around where you work is just as important. For this role we expect that you will work from our office in Frating, Essex two days per week. There would also be occasional travel to our office in London.

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