Financial Data Analyst in London

Who we are: ALTEN, an engineering and technology consultancy, is a leading Engineering and IT consultancy operating across 30 countries, making waves in all sectors: Aeronautics, Space, Defence, Security and naval, Automotive, Rail and mobility, Energy and environment, Life Sciences and health, Industrial Equipment and electronics, Telecoms, Banking, Finance & Insurance, Retail, Services & Medias, Public Services & Government. With a team of passionate, diligent, and agile engineers, we are united by a common purpose: building tomorrow’s world today. Day by day, we support our customers' development strategies as well as their technological and sustainability transformation.

Role Summary: We are seeking a detail-oriented Financial Data Analyst with strong data handling skills and hands-on experience in Excel and SAP. This role is focused on maintaining, validating, reconciling, and consolidating financial data across day-to-day and month-end processes. The successful candidate will support finance reporting, data quality, and consolidation activities, ensuring financial information is accurate, complete, and delivered on time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform day-to-day and month-end finance data tasks including data collection, validation, reconciliations, and reporting support.
• Prepare, maintain, and improve Excel-based data files, trackers, reconciliations, and reporting templates.
• Extract, review, and analyse finance data from SAP to support reporting, reconciliations, and data accuracy checks.
• Produce regular finance data reports on headcount, payroll-related costs, operating expenses, and other key business metrics.
• Responsible for consolidation activities by gathering, validating, and combining finance data from multiple sources for monthly reporting.
• Reconcile financial data and investigate discrepancies to maintain data accuracy and consistency.
• Preparation of monthly reporting packs and consolidated reports with accurate underlying data.
• Assist with ad-hoc data analysis, reporting requests, and process improvements within the finance function.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.
• Experience in a finance, accounting, reporting, or finance data role with exposure to day-to-day and month-end activities.
• Strong experience working with finance data, reconciliations, reporting packs, data validation, and consolidation support.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential, including experience with large datasets, formulas, reconciliations, and reporting files; hands-on SAP experience is required.
• Familiarity with Power BI or other reporting tools would be an advantage, along with some exposure to AI tools that support data analysis, reporting automation, or process efficiency improvements.

Key Competencies:

• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in handling finance data.
• Advanced Excel capability, including working with large datasets, formulas, and reporting templates.
• Good working knowledge of SAP and confidence in extracting and reviewing financial information.
• Strong analytical skills with a methodical approach to reviewing, validating, and resolving finance data issues.
• Ability to manage day-to-day workload effectively and meet regular reporting deadlines.
• A proactive and reliable approach, with willingness to support ongoing process improvements.

What we offer:

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience.
• Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society.
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive basic salary accompanied by an attractive bonus based on your performance.
• Company benefits including Private Medical Healthcare, Life Insurance and Travel Insurance.
• Pension scheme with company contributions up to 6%.
• Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme.
• Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month.

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