Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a successful investment business that operate nationwide as they look to bring in a FP&A/ Finance Analyst in to the Finance Team. This role will report directly into the Head of Finance and work closely with a Finance Business Partner as well as the CFO.
This position will be very much a value-adding role and will be focused primarily on extracting and analysing financial data to be able to add insight and meaning behind the numbers in order to help the company achieve it's strategic goals.
The role will be responsible for providing a wide range of FP&A and business data analytics to help determine future forecast revenue and expenditures, determine budgets and monitor financial movements within the market. You will also support leadership to inform critical business decisions by producing and or presenting research findings, reports, financial information and data to ensure all decisions and actions taken are both financially and commercially sound and in line with business objectives.
The company offers an excellent benefits package which includes: -
- Competitive salary – circa £50K
- Hybrid working (3 days a week in the office, 2 days a week WFH)
- 30 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays (Option to carry up to 5 working days over to following year)
- Private medical
- Death in service benefit
- Auto enrolment pension
An overview of duties and responsibilities includes: -
- Developing reports, forecasts and models to support multiyear planning and forecasting by analysing financial data and contracts and communicate insights which inform and support wider business decisions
- Analyse both current and past client account financial information and data to forecast future performance including forecasting future revenues, gross profit and costs, as well as modelling and budgeting
- Track investment performance
- Track KPIs to evaluate financial performance by comparing/analysing both current and past results with plans and forecasts
- Perform variance analysis, identify trends and or make recommendations for improvement where necessary
- Provide advice and or guidance around budgets and the financial aspects of their operational decisions, also provide value-added management reporting on return-on-investment/ yield trends
- Build strong relationships with financial stakeholders as well as operational stakeholders
- Prepare and produce reports and or recommendations on financial performance
- Any other ad-hoc additional responsibilities reasonably requested
To be successful, you will have the following skills and experiences: -
- ACCA/ CIMA/ ACA Qualified (Qualified by Experience will also be considered)
- Good analytical skills
- Good IT Skills (Particularly Excel, Power BI)
- Proactive approach
- Strong communication skills
- Confident and enthusiastic
- Ability to present data to a range of stakeholders
If this role would interest you, please apply today!