Finance Analyst

Experis; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking a Finance Analyst for the Order to Cash team in Salford Quays. This 3-month contract offers hybrid working (3 days onsite) with a day rate of £350-£400 umbrella. The role focuses on financial controls, reconciliations and month-end reporting in a high-volume environment.

You will own control activities, prepare journals and balance sheet reconciliations, analyse variances and provide insightful commentary while supporting audits and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Analyst, Financial Accountant, or Management Accountant.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial controls experience.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience investigating variances and providing insightful commentary.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Advanced Excel skills in complex finance environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver financial control and reconciliation activities.
• Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and resolve items.
• Analyze financial data and identify root causes.
• Produce financial commentary and reporting for decisions.
• Support month-, quarter-, and year-end closes.
• Maintain robust controls and audit compliance.
• Build relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Maintain audit trails and training materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve controls and automate processes.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliation

Financial controls

Journals, accruals & prepayments

Excel

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Job description

Finance Analyst (Order to Cash)

£350 - £400 per day (Umbrella)

3-Month Contract

Salford Quays | Hybrid Working (3 Days Onsite)

We're currently recruiting for an experienced Finance Analyst to join the Order to Cash Finance team within a leading UK retail business. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong reconciliation, controls and reporting experience to make an immediate impact within a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

You'll play a key role in ensuring financial accuracy, maintaining robust controls and supporting critical month-end and reporting activities, while also driving process improvements and operational efficiencies.

The Opportunity

As a Finance Analyst, you'll be responsible for delivering key financial control activities, investigating variances, supporting reporting cycles and ensuring compliance with governance and audit requirements. You'll work closely with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, helping to improve processes and support strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver key financial control and reconciliation activities, ensuring transactions are processed accurately and in line with agreed policies and procedures.
• Prepare and review accounting journals, accruals, prepayments and other financial adjustments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving aged or unreconciled items.
• Analyse financial data, identify variances and determine root causes.
• Produce financial commentary and reporting to support business decision-making.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities.
• Maintain strong financial controls and compliance with accounting standards, audit requirements and internal policies.
• Build effective relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Maintain comprehensive audit trails and supporting documentation.
• Keep process documentation and training materials up to date.
• Identify opportunities to improve controls, reporting and processes through automation and standardisation.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Contribute to finance transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.

About You

You'll bring:

• Previous experience in a Finance Analyst, Financial Accountant or Management Accountant role.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial controls experience.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience investigating financial variances and providing insightful commentary.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working within complex finance environments.