Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Analyst

Location - High Wycombe

Salary up to 45K

***Suitable role for a finalist or newly qualified accountant -clear progression plan mapped out***

A brand new opportunity has been created with large business based in High Wycombe n who are seeking a commercially focused Senior Finance Analyst.

This role provides great variety for someone, it has a nice mixture of business parenting with the wider business adding real value when required through to all of the weekly and monthly reporting

Reporting into a Senior Finance Manager, they want an individual who has a real desire to continue progression there career. Someone who can take responsibility away from him. Someone who could one day take his role…

Some of the duties include…

• Champion a strong cost control ethos and improve visibility and analysis of key costs to allow for more effective management
• Ensure the day to day management and reporting of key business costs are completed
• Deliver weekly business reporting, accurately and on time
• Report on the daily sales and margin in a timely manner
• For your areas of responsibility, you will be responsible for:
  • Preparing monthly prepayments, accruals and journal postings
  • Providing balance sheet reconciliations monthly
  • Providing flash forecasts monthly
  • Delivering the month end P&L, providing meaningful variance analysis to budget, forecast and last year
  • Delivering the annual budget and quarterly forecast including reviewing and challenging with the relevant budget holders
• Use Excel and Business Objects to provide insightful reports/dashboards to assist in analysis and decision making in the business
• Provide insight and analysis of cost lines by utilising strong relationships built with internal and external business partners
• Play a role in the mentorship of more junior members of the team
• Support any ad hoc corporate or departmental initiatives/projects, driven by the corporate agenda
• Continuously implement improvements in relation to financial and business processes
• Ensure ad-hoc analysis is completed as required