PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT - The best appointment you'll make
W&A is delighted to be working with one of the UK’s top performing companies in Edinburgh to help source a Senior Finance Analyst.
This role will be the lead management accountant and finance business partner, working with key stakeholders to help drive the business forward by producing month-end results, managing the planning (including at least one forecast and annual budget), and reporting output.
Additionally, the role holder will produce all commercial pricing activity and manage two direct reports to help deliver all the above.
This is an excellent opportunity for recently qualified accountants with a desire to develop and succeed in rapidly evolving company.
Key Responsibilities:
Business partner all key stakeholders including the Managing Director, Commercial Director and Operations Director where relevant providing both decision support and financial challenge
Support the Express Finance Manager in the delivery of the team objectives including delivery of all planning and reporting requirements
Provide timely management information and analysis (including detailed modelling) for decision support purposes
Finance contact for key internal stakeholders, providing periodic financial reporting and support including KPI reporting
Deliver the reporting and planning cycle ensuring outputs are all produced to agreed timetables
Analyse and report on contract profitability with focus on commercial terms and operational efficiencies in order to drive profitability
Monitor variances to budget/forecast for both revenue and costs and provide proactive recommendations to enhance financial performance
Improve the processes and procedures involved in reporting
Required Skills & Experience:
Qualified accountant with post qualification experience preferred
A strong focus on organisation and delivery to agreed timetables
Strong attention to detail
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate across all areas and levels of a business
Comfortable with working to changing business priorities
Strong excel skills required