Finance Analyst

Nxtgen Recruitment Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing business in Peterborough is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide project finance support across various tasks. The ideal candidate will be a part-qualified accountant with experience in Management Accounting. This position offers opportunities to improve processes and efficiencies through financial data analysis. Strong Excel skills and excellent communication abilities are essential for liaising with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in Management Accounting or a similar Finance Analyst role.
• Experience handling large data sets within financial models.
• Manufacturing or production experience desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide project finance support across the wider finance community.
• Track performance of projects and identify opportunities for cost savings.
• Review supply chain finance data and identify process efficiencies.
• Support with ESG reports to track progress against goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and quality of financial data.
• Support delivery of month end accounts and variance analysis.

Skills

Confident Excel user

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Part-qualified accountant or finalist (ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Overview

NXTGEN are working with a leading manufacturing business based in Peterborough to recruit a Finance Analyst. This newly created position within the organisation will give the successful candidate exposure across the business to a wide range of tasks and responsibilities. As Finance Analyst you will review large and complex data sets, working with business unit leaders to provide them greater insight and understanding of financial performance. You will also work with other department finance leads on projects, understanding how they are tracking vs budget and involved in driving process improvements. You will work closely with operational teams to review supply chain performance, identifying opportunities for increased productivity through financial information. This role is suited to those seeking exposure to a wide range of financial and analytical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide project finance support across the wider finance community, on a variety of ad hoc tasks
• Track performance of projects and identify opportunities for expenditure control or cost savings
• Review supply chain finance data and model data to identify process efficiencies
• Support with ESG reports to track progress against initiative goals
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and the quality of financial data shared across departments
• Support the wider finance team with the delivery of month end accounts and variance analysis

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant or finalist (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with prior experience in Management Accounting or a similar Finance Analyst role
• Confident Excel user with experience handling large data sets within financial models
• Manufacturing or production experience desirable but not essential
• Team player, comfortable with ad hoc tasks across the group
• Excellent communication skills, able to liaise and present to senior stakeholders