Financial Analyst

Finance Business Partner Stevenage (Hybrid 2-3 days office) Circa £55,000 – £60,000 This is a fantastic opportunity for a finalist or qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA to join this global market leading organisation that offers excellent career progression and opportunities to develop your finance career within a dynamic and growth environment. We are looking for an ambitious individual that already has 3 plus years of finance experience ideally working with a large corporate environment or someone seeking their first move outside of practice. You will have previous experience as a Financial Analyst, Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant, Project Accountant, or Financial Accountant with experience of month end or period end financial closures. Naturally you will have advanced Excel skills and the ability to evaluate and manipulate large volumes of data. You will have a good technical grounding in financial / accounting principles either from your studies or experience to date and ideally have experience / exposure to budgeting, forecasting and reporting. As a Finance Business Partner, you will thrive in an operational environment and enjoy building relationships with non-finance colleagues and articulating complex financial insights to support operational decision making. The Role in Detail: * Preparation of monthly Finance Reporting packs including qualitative data concerning financial performance variances and forecasts. * Coordination and implementation of the business planning processes for budgets and long-term plans. * Acting as a finance business partner to Project Managers * Delivering effective, timely and accurate financial information and insight to support the business. * Work closely with your colleagues within operational finance to support the wider group across a number of key projects both domestically and internationally. * Finance and Project Management with accurate, timely and impactful financial information. * Play a key role in the delivery of key business projects with budget identifying risks and opportunities and explaining variances. * Business partnering key projects to deliver and control KPI’s. * Report actual and forecast achievement against its financial targets, highlighting potential risks and opportunities. * Financial management of key multi-year projects including the reporting of performance against budget, revenue & margin reporting, ensuring financial controls and reporting standards are adhered to and reported correctly. * Financial reporting, intercompany accounting and exposure to cashflow management. * Attending and coordinating monthly financial reviews as the key Finance Business Partner, challenging assumptions and telling the story behind variances. * Maintain international relationships with European Colleagues to enable intercompany financial, financial reporting and project delivery. * Supporting business improvement initiatives, being involved in defining business process and testing new financial systems. * Deputising to the Operations Finance Manager in their Functional Operations responsibilities when required. The business has an excellent reputation for providing a balanced mix of opportunity, flexibility and support within a people-centric culture and values driven environment that puts people first. AGY – Vitae Financial Recruitment We Exist To Be Different – Membership NOT Registration