Finance Analyst

Multi Trades Recruitment are looking for an experienced Finance Analyst for a role based within a corporate construction company in the Birmingham area.

About the role

We are looking for a Finance Analyst to join our project team, working on a Joint Venture in our major projects division as part of the HS2 project in the Birmingham Area.

You will be instrumental in improving our cost reporting capability on the project – taking our current MS Excel based reports into Power BI to aid visibility and analysis of our cost reporting data.

You will need to work independently taking direction from the Finance Manager and Project Accountant and liaising with other functions where our data overlaps.

The role will encompass the following:

What you'll be doing

·        Cleansing cost data

·        Ensure data integrity

·        Summarising dashboards and standardising analysis at project level

·        Create meaningful analysis and trends for various cost categories and highlighting risk areas

·        Look into ways of tracking which transactions have been audited and their status and creating audit progress reports / dashboard

Monday to Friday

40 hours per week

Salary negotiable depending on experience

About You

The ideal candidate we are looking for will have some or all of the below attributes.

·        Strong analytical skills, able to interpret large datasets into meaningful analysis.

·        Experience with the creation of analytical solutions and comfortable working with imperfect data

·        Experience in creating data visualisation content in Excel and Power BI

·        Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to gain knowledge from others for improving reporting

·        Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

As well as the above, we are looking for the following personal attributes:

• Driven
• Strong analytical skills
• A strong focus on excellence
• Thrives in a teamwork situation

Why Apply For This Role?

You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave

- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

If you feel this role is for you, do not delay, please apply with an up to date CV for a call back