At a Glance
- Tasks: Transform finance reporting into impactful business insights and drive process improvements.
- Company: Join a globally recognised organisation with a strong track record of success.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and clear progression towards a Finance Business Partner role.
- Other info: Gain valuable exposure to senior finance leaders and work on innovative reporting processes.
- Why this job: Influence business decisions and enhance your commercial finance skills in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Degree in finance or related field and experience in data analysis and reporting.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Are you looking for a finance role where you can move beyond producing reports and start influencing business decisions? This is an excellent opportunity to join a global organisation in a newly created Finance Reporting Analyst position. Based in Edinburgh, this role offers significant exposure to senior finance leaders across the business and a clear development pathway towards a Finance Business Partner position.
This hybrid opportunity sits within a high-performing shared services environment and would suit an analytically minded finance professional who enjoys working with data, driving process improvements, and transforming reporting into meaningful business insight.
The Opportunity
This newly created role will support a key business unit, working closely with finance leadership and operational stakeholders to deliver high-quality reporting, analysis, and decision support. You'll play a key role in enhancing reporting processes, improving data visibility, and identifying opportunities to automate and streamline finance operations.
The position offers regular interaction with Finance Directors and senior stakeholders across multiple business entities, providing excellent exposure and long-term career progression opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce and maintain recurring financial and performance reports across the business unit
- Analyse financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and key business insights
- Standardise reporting definitions, templates, and processes across multiple entities
- Automate existing manual reporting activities to improve efficiency and strengthen controls
- Partner with accounting teams to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting
- Deliver ad-hoc analysis and reporting to support business decision-making
- Develop and enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and analytics capabilities using Excel and Power BI
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across reporting, analytics, and finance processes
- Help senior management improve visibility of business performance through enhanced reporting and data analysis
Candidate Profile
- Degree qualified in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline
- Minimum three years' experience within finance, reporting, analytics, or a similar business-facing finance role
- Strong experience analysing and interpreting complex data sets
- Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, functions, and reporting tools
- Ability to convert data into clear, actionable business insights
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-gathering capabilities
- Commercially aware with good business acumen
- Proactive approach with a genuine interest in automation and process improvement
Desirable Experience
- Power BI dashboard creation and reporting experience
- Exposure to shared services or multi-entity organisations
- Experience working with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O
- Part-qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent finance qualification
Package Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Newly created role with strong visibility across senior finance leadership
- Exposure to Finance Directors and key stakeholders across a global business
- Clear progression pathway towards a Finance Business Partner career
- Opportunity to shape and improve reporting processes within a growing business function
Why This Role?
- Join a globally recognised organisation with a strong track record of success and continued investment
- Play a key role in transforming finance reporting and analytics capabilities
- Gain valuable stakeholder exposure across multiple business units
- Influence business decisions through meaningful data-driven insight
- Develop your commercial finance skills and progress towards a Finance Business Partner role
- Work within a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement and innovation
To learn more or apply, please contact Laura Buchanan Owen for a private and confidential discussion. Alternatively, submit your CV and we'll be in touch. Please note, due to high volume of applicants, only successful applicants will be contacted.
Finance Reporting Analyst in Edinburgh employer: Wilkinson and Associates
Join a globally recognised organisation in Edinburgh as a Finance Reporting Analyst, where you will not only produce reports but also influence key business decisions. With a hybrid working arrangement and a clear pathway towards a Finance Business Partner role, you'll benefit from significant exposure to senior finance leaders and the opportunity to shape reporting processes in a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement and innovation.
