Finance Analyst

CMA Recruitment Group is supporting a retail business with a finance team based in Weymouth, Dorset to recruit a Finance Analyst. This is an accounting-focused role within Accounting and Investor Relations, where you’ll help provide cohesive, timely and accurate reporting and analysis to support confident commercial decisions. You’ll be part of a team that takes pride in reliable month-end information, constructively challenges how reporting is done, and supports development for those around you.

• Full responsibility for budgeting & forecasting exercises, including detailed financial analysis with communication
• Develop financial models to provide visibility of KPIs, group performance and various trends
• Handle large volumes of data using business intelligence tools and Excel to manipulate data
• Regular business partnering with various senior stakeholders across the group, to provide financial information
• Actively seek to improve financial controls and reporting processes
• Manage estates-related transactional accounting areas, ensuring calculations and postings are accurate at transactional level
• Contribute to month-end close through working papers, reconciliations and variance commentary, supporting audits as required

• The ideal candidate will be studying towards ACCA / CIMA or equivalent or qualified by experience
• Confident Excel user, highly beneficial if have previous experience using business intelligence tools
• Excellent communicator with the ability to provide financial information to non‑finance senior members of staff
• Previous experience working in an analyst role is required
• Desire to work in a fast paced, progressive environment

• Hybrid working
• Company discount
• Free parking
• Progression opportunities
• Great modern offices
• Salary dependent on experience

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