Role Overview 9 Months Fixed Term Contract This role supports our Information Systems (IS) teams and our Learning Academy team. It will play a key role in supporting financial decision-making and prioritisation of spending for our IS and Academy budgets. This role is responsible for preparing, developing, and analysing financial information to ensure management has the insights needed for stability, growth, and profitability and sits within the Finance Business Partnering team, offering opportunities for skill development and cross-team collaboration. Your Objectives And Responsibilities Will Focus On… Preparing accurate and timely monthly management accounts and financial reports, including profit and loss statements and internal reporting submissions. Supporting monthly close meetings, providing meaningful analysis, variance reporting, and KPI insights. Project tracking and ensuring alignment with budgetary constraints and strategic goals. Developing financial models and systems to support decision-making, investment appraisals, and long-term planning. Coordinating budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with business strategy. Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, challenging spending assumptions, and promoting the Central Finance team. Supporting ad-hoc financial projects, purchase order management, and audit queries. Your Previous Experience Is Likely To Include…. Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA). Experience within the finance department of a commercial organisation. Proficiency in accounting software and advanced Excel skills (including financial modelling and reporting). Experience in financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. Familiarity with Power BI and other financial technologies. To be successful in this role you will… Demonstrate strong analytical skills and attention to detail in financial analysis and reporting. Communicate effectively with both financial and non-financial colleagues, delivering clear insights and recommendations. Collaborate well within teams and build strong relationships across departments. Show proactivity, a positive approach to problem-solving, and the ability to prioritise workload to meet strict deadlines. Maintain business acumen, ethical judgment, and a commitment to integrity in financial decision-making. Stay updated with the latest financial technologies and tools to drive efficiency and accuracy. Please paste experience and skills here using 'paste with word' function The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra. Spirax Group is a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies. Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 165 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones! Our Purpose, supported by our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included. Benefits You will receive a competitive salary (and a discretionary bonus), flexible working and excellent benefits including 27 days holiday allowance (before bank holidays), 3 days’ paid volunteering leave, comprehensive private healthcare, enhanced pension plan, life assurance, optional participation in a Share Ownership Plan, free onsite parking, flexible benefits, and access to a personal discounts’ portal. We also offer a range of additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan, detailed below. Everyone is Included at Spirax Group We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique. We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include gender-neutral parental leave, 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave, paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse, menopause-friendly workplace principles and more. Learn more at https://www.spiraxgroup.com/en/life-at-spirax/our-inclusive-group/our-inclusion-commitments. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form or notify our recruitment partners.