Senior Finance Analyst

Role:
Finance Analyst

Location:

Milton Keynes
Package: £65,000 + Bonus & Benefits Office Based

We are working with a well-established and growing organisation in Milton Keynes to recruit a Finance Analyst into a key position within the finance function. This is a broad and commercially focused role, offering the opportunity to take ownership of financial planning and analysis, month-end reporting, forecasting and budgeting, while working closely with senior leadership across the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Taking ownership of P&L month-end reporting, including detailed performance analysis and commentary.
• Producing accurate and timely monthly reports.
• Overhead analysis, highlighting key variances, risks and opportunities.
• Business Partnering with the wider teams to develop robust forecasts and budgets.
• Preparing monthly P&L forecasts and presenting key movements and performance to senior stakeholders.
• Identifying commercial risks and opportunities and working with the wider business on appropriate actions.
• Supporting the annual budgeting process, including consolidation, analysis and presentation of the overall business plan.
• Providing insightful financial analysis to budget holders and senior management.
• Supporting the annual audit process and preparing ad-hoc analysis and schedules as required.
• Reviewing and improving finance processes, systems and controls to drive greater efficiency and accuracy.
• Providing ad-hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making.
• Ensuring effective internal controls and compliance procedures are maintained.

Key requirements:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• At least 2 years' experience in a similar FP&A / commercial finance role.
• Strong experience across month-end, forecasting and budgeting.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to investigate variances and understand the underlying drivers.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong PowerPoint capability.
• Previous line management experience.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to present financial information to senior management.
• A proactive approach to identifying process improvements and commercial opportunities.
• SAP experience would be advantageous.

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