Finance Analyst

Accountable-Recruitment; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountable-Recruitment seeks a Finance Analyst in Liverpool to take ownership of labour-focused management accounting and cost analysis. You will analyse staffing costs, prepare monthly accounts, budgets and KPIs, and provide variance commentary to support operational decisions.

The role requires strong Excel and Power Query skills, experience with INDEX & MATCH and SUMIFS, and a solid management accounting background. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience analysing staffing/labour costs.
• Experience using INDEX & MATCH for analysis.
• Strong Power Query and advanced Excel skills.
• Solid management accounting background.
• ACCA/CIMA qualification in progress or nearing completion.

Responsibilities

• Labour cost analysis across divisions.
• Identify rate variances, seasonal fluctuations and trends.
• Produce monthly management accounts, journals and reconciliations.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts and KPI reporting.
• Support stakeholders with variance commentary.
• Enhance reporting using advanced Excel and Power Query.
• Contribute to financial modelling and costings.

Skills

Labour cost analysis

INDEX & MATCH

Power Query

SUMIFS

Management accounting

Stakeholder communication

Education

ACCA/CIMA nearing qualification

Job description

Finance Analyst (BBBH10812) Liverpool, England

Salary: GBP50000 - GBP56000 per annum + hybrid working, enhanced pension

Management Accountant / Finance Analyst
£50,000 - £56,000
Liverpool

If you're a confident, commercially minded Management Accountant with strong labour/staffing cost analysis experience, this role will grab your attention.

We're supporting a respectedoperationally focussed organisation where labour forms the biggest cost driver across c.600 staff, this position plays a crucial role in analysing, reporting and improving workforce-related financial performance.

The Role

You'll join a collaborative, energetic finance team and take ownership of labour-focused management accounting, including:

• Labour cost analysis across amultiple divisions
• Identifying rate variances, seasonal fluctuations and trends
• Producing monthly management accounts, journals and reconciliations
• Preparing budgets, forecasts and KPI reporting
• Supporting internal stakeholders with clear variance commentary
• Enhancing reporting using advanced Excel and Power Query
• Contributing to financial modelling, business cases and ad-hoc costings

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role where your insight directly supports service delivery and operational decision-making.

What You'll Need

• Proven experience analysing staffing/labour costs
• INDEX & MATCH
• Power Query
• SUMIFS
• Strong management accounting background
• Ability to communicate confidently with non-finance stakeholders
• Qualified or nearing qualification (ACCA/CIMA)
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge and likes being in the detail.