Contract Finance Analyst – Hybrid, Mentoring & Growth

Willow Recruit; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

Willow Recruit has a junior Finance Analyst opportunity in Harrogate. This is a 3-month contract with potential to go permanent, offering hybrid working and free parking. Salary up to £32,000 depending on experience.

The role supports a busy finance team, with month-end / analysis tasks, and a chance to learn from mentors while developing core accounting and reporting skills. Ideal for a finance graduate or transactional background, available on short notice.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance team (transactional background acceptable).
• Confident communicator with good relationship-building skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and well organized.
• Available to commit to a temporary role on short notice.
• Comfortable using Excel and learning new systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Support outsourcing team by overseeing and checking accounting processes.
• Assist with audits, identify errors, and propose process improvements.
• Help implement and update existing finance processes.
• Establish KPIs to track accuracy and speed of the department.
• Review systems to improve controls as the business grows.
• Carry out general and variance analysis of expected vs actuals.
• Participate in system-based projects.
• Assist with purchase ledger, invoices, reconciliations and payments.
• Respond to financial queries from internal teams.

Skills

Finance team experience

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Organization

Short notice availability

Education

Finance degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Willow Recruit has a junior Finance Analyst opportunity in Harrogate. This is a 3-month contract with potential to go permanent, offering hybrid working and free parking. Salary up to £32,000 depending on experience.

The role supports a busy finance team, with month-end / analysis tasks, and a chance to learn from mentors while developing core accounting and reporting skills. Ideal for a finance graduate or transactional background, available on short notice.