Financial Analyst (18-Month Fixed Term Contract) Watford | Hybrid (4 days office, 1 day WFH) Are you an ambitious early-career finance professional looking to fast-track your experience in systems, group reporting, and transformation projects? CP Holdings are looking for a Financial Analyst to join their Group Finance team on an 18-month fixed-term contract, playing a key role in an exciting finance transformation programme. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to a major system implementation while developing strong technical and commercial finance skills. The opportunity You’ll be part of Project Darwin, supporting the rollout of OneStream, a leading consolidation and financial planning tool used across the group. Working closely with finance stakeholders, project teams, and implementation partners, you’ll gain real-world experience that goes far beyond a traditional analyst role. This role is ideal for someone studying towards a professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACA, or ACCA) or with a finance-related degree who wants to build a strong foundation in group finance and systems. What you’ll be doing * Supporting the delivery of a group-wide OneStream implementation * Assisting with system build activities, workshops, and documentation * Preparing and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including reconciliations and issue logging * Performing detailed data checks between legacy systems and OneStream * Supporting finance users during testing and early adoption * Helping maintain system master data, hierarchies, and mappings * Responding to day-to-day system queries and supporting training sessions * Contributing to ad-hoc finance analysis and reporting tasks What CP Holdings are looking for Essential: * Studying towards a professional accounting qualification or holding a finance/accounting degree * Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data * Solid understanding of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) * High attention to detail and a structured, methodical approach * A proactive mindset with a genuine desire to learn Desirable: * Exposure to financial systems, consolidation tools, or reporting platforms * Experience in a finance, accounting, or analytical role (including internships or placements) * Awareness of month-end processes or finance transformation projects Why join? * Hands-on experience with a major finance systems implementation * Exposure to group and multi-entity finance environments * Supportive team culture with strong learning and development opportunities * A role that builds highly marketable finance and systems skills * Hybrid working with a Watford head office base If you’re curious, analytical, and keen to build a strong career in finance systems and group reporting, CP Holdings Ltd would love to hear from you. RPS will be forwarding all applicants directly to CP Holdings Ltd