Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Analyst

£70,000 + Bonus | 3 Days Onsite (Hybrid) | Manchester HQ

PE-Backed

Make an Impact Where it Counts.

We\’re working with a high-growth, Private Equity-backed business with ambitious plans for the next phase of commercial and operational scale. As a Senior Finance Analyst, you\’ll play a pivotal role in providing strategic financial insight, owning critical reporting processes, and partnering closely with Commercial Finance to influence performance at the highest level.

This isn’t a back-office reporting role it’s a commercial-facing, hands-on opportunity to truly drive change, improve forecasting accuracy, and support decision-making across the business.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Take the lead on preparing monthly Board and Lender Packs working with Commercial Finance to analyse performance drivers, variances and actionable insights.
• Lead end-to-end WIP and Debt reporting for the Senior Leadership Team understanding trends, pinpointing deviations from target, and improving processes in collaboration with commercial stakeholders.
• Oversee the cash receipts forecasting cycle — working closely with Treasury to provide detailed analysis and proactive recommendations to support liquidity management.
• Own the Financial Operating Model (Excel-based) for Balance Sheet and Cash Flow forecasting, budgeting, and long-term (5-year) planning.
• Collaborate with Group Finance to develop effective working capital reporting — owning the feedback loop and improving forecast accuracy.
• Support covenant compliance reporting, including the forecasting of leverage ratios.
• Be a key player in the annual Budgeting and Forecasting cycles — across P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash.
• Work cross-functionally across Group, Commercial, Treasury, and Transactional Finance.

What You’ll Need:

• A background in FP&A, Commercial or Group Finance
• Strong Excel modelling skills comfortable owning a complex Financial Model
• Experience in cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis
• Excellent stakeholder skills particularly with non-finance and commercial teams
• Exposure to PE-backed environments is a strong advantage (but not essential)

Why Join?

• Huge opportunity to add value and build your profile in a high-growth, PE environment
• High visibility across senior leadership and commercial teams
• Work for a business that’s not just growing but transforming
• Career progression, leadership responsibility, and genuine impact on the numbers that matter