Finance Analyst

SF Partners; Coventry; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking an experienced Finance Analyst on a temporary basis in Coventry. The role is hybrid, with a mix of office-based and home working, and £300 per day via Umbrella.

This is an immediate-start position within a fast-paced business. The successful candidate will prepare monthly financial information, perform variance analysis, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide meaningful commentary for key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Analyst, Commercial Finance, FP&A or Management Accounting.
• Strong data analysis skills and ability to explain financial stories behind numbers.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience handling large data sets.
• Ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders and operate in a large, fast-paced organisation.
• Available immediately or on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse monthly financial and management information.
• Produce variance analysis across actuals, budget and forecast.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Analyse revenue, costs, margins and overall business performance.
• Provide meaningful commentary and insight behind the numbers.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and operational stakeholders.
• Support month-end reporting and ensure timely delivery of financial data.
• Manipulate large data sets and identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Create financial models and ad hoc analyses for business decisions.
• Improve existing reporting and analysis where required.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Analyst - Temporary

Coventry | Hybrid Working

£300 per day via Umbrella

Immediate Start

SF Partners are currently recruiting for an experienced Finance Analyst to join a large, fast-paced business based in Coventry on a temporary basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working with data, understanding business performance and providing meaningful financial insight to key stakeholders.

Reporting into a senior member of the finance team, you will work closely with both finance and operational stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and analysing monthly financial and management information
• Producing detailed variance analysis across actuals, budget and forecast
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
• Analysing revenue, costs, margins and overall business performance
• Providing meaningful commentary and insight behind the numbers
• Working closely with Finance Business Partners and operational stakeholders
• Supporting month-end reporting and ensuring financial information is accurate and delivered to deadlines
• Manipulating large volumes of data and identifying trends, risks and opportunities
• Producing financial models and ad hoc analysis to support business decisions
• Improving existing reporting and analysis where required

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience within a Finance Analyst, Commercial Finance, FP&A or Management Accounting position
• Be confident analysing financial data and explaining the story behind the numbers
• Have strong Excel skills and experience working with large data sets
• Be comfortable partnering with non-finance stakeholders
• Have experience working within a large, complex or fast-paced organisation
• Be immediately available or available at short notice

This role is paying £300 per day via an umbrella company and offers hybrid working, with a combination of working from the Coventry office and from home.