What you’ll be doing
as a Finance Analyst
1. Support the budgeting and formal forecast cycles, including rolling forecast and IBP (long-term business plan).
2. Creating high-quality reports, analysis and commentary on performance to assist decision making.
3. Own and manage wider relationships to understand and communicate drivers of month-end performance and forward-looking view to support the achievement of targets.
4. Understanding the P&L and providing insights on risks and opportunities.
5. Provide inputs into key finance initiatives and support with ad-hoc queries.
6. Work closely with wider finance teams to ensure clarity of performance drivers and all requirements for forecast and budget are met.
Base location: Reading - Hybrid
Working pattern: 36 Hours
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
7. Qualified accountant (preferably), or qualified by experience.
8. Extensive experience in FP&A function with a proven track record in 'adding value.
9. System experience with SAP and HFM is preferable.
10. Significant communications experience - presenting financial analysis to senior management.
11. Strong analytical, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
12. Strong attention to detail whilst being able to see the broader picture.
13. Proactive and ambitious - sets high goals for self and continuously strives to improve.
14. Able to multi-task and prioritise own work effectively.
What’s in it for you?
15. Competitive salary up to £65,000 per annum, depending on experience.
16. Annual Leave -26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with the length of service. (plus bank holidays)
17. Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
18. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
19. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.