Finance Analyst Role – Remote/Office Hybrid Working – Progressive Position
Hays Accountancy & Finance is partnering with a rapidly growing services group in Ross‑on‑Wye, Herefordshire to recruit a dynamic & ambitious Finance Analyst. The role reports directly to the FP&A Manager and supports business partnering across a variety of departments, assisting with budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, reporting and process improvement.
Key Duties
* Lead finance contact for various departments, acting as a business partner including workforce planning.
* Work with departmental heads to ensure tight financial controls of expenditure.
* Produce the finance KPI suite and support monthly/quarterly reviews.
* Challenge budget holders on variances against forecasts and ensure significant variances are reported.
* Create business reports that provide commercial information to aid decision‑making and analyse financial/commercial trends to improve performance.
* Lead the budget/forecasting process for assigned business areas, undertake assessments on risks/opportunities and examine detail within P&L performance.
* Support the FP&A Manager and other team members with month‑end schedules, management accounts packs and ad‑hoc projects/duties.
* Develop duties and take on more responsibilities as you grow within the business.
Qualifications and Skills
* Recent finance or business graduate, or a CIMA/ACCA/ACA student looking to transition into a Finance Analyst role.
* Strong communication skills and ability to partner internally at all levels.
* Highly numerical with a keen eye for detail and strong MS Excel skills.
* Quick learner who can manage workloads to meet deadlines.
* Comfortable challenging the status quo, contributing to process improvement, and using own initiative.
* Experience dealing with complex & extensive data sets would be advantageous but not essential.
Benefits
* Permanent role with competitive salary dependent on experience.
* Remote/office hybrid working (2 days on‑site, 3 days remote once settled).
* Study package for CIMA/ACCA with generous study leave time.
* Contributory pension scheme, healthcare benefits and rapid career development.
Next Steps
If you are interested in this role, please forward an up‑to‑date copy of your CV or call us to discuss further. If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Job ID: 4799103
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