Finance Analyst - Sales to Cash

Experis UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis UK is seeking a Finance Analyst - Sales to Cash to join our finance team in Salford Quays on a hybrid basis. You will own key balance sheet reconciliations, perform journals, accruals and prepayments, and provide clear commentary for variances.

Contractors will work on month-end, quarter-end and year-end processes, ensuring controls and governance align with policies and standards. Strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency are essential, with proactive process improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• Qualified (or part-qualified) ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience in a Finance Analyst, Financial Accountant or Management Accountant role.
• Strong balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls experience.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proactive approach to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver key financial control and reconciliation activities.
• Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments with proper documentation.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Analyse financial data and investigate variances, implementing corrective actions.
• Produce commentary for variances and update reports.
• Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities.
• Maintain strong financial controls and governance in line with policies and standards.
• Build relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders to drive improvements.
• Retain audit trails for all financial activities and maintain process documentation.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting.
• Support internal and external audit requests with timely information.
• Contribute to finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliation

Financial controls

Journal entries & accruals

Variance analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Analytical thinking

Continuous improvement

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Analyst - Sales to Cash

The location of the role is Salford Quays (hybrid working - 3 days per week in office). The duration of the contract is 6 months. The pay rate on offer is £350 - £370 per day (via Umbrella agency).

Key Accountabilities Of The Role

• Own and deliver key financial control and reconciliation activities, ensuring transactions are processed accurately, completely and in accordance with agreed policies and procedures.
• Prepare, review and maintain accounting journals, accruals, prepayments and other financial adjustments, ensuring all supporting documentation is retained and available for review.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations in line with monthly reporting timetables, investigating and resolving aged or unreconciled items and providing clear commentary where required.
• Analyse financial data and investigate variances, identifying root causes and working with relevant stakeholders to implement corrective actions.
• Produce commentary for variances and update other reports as required.
• Support the delivery of month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities, ensuring deadlines are met and any risks or issues are escalated promptly.
• Maintain strong financial controls and governance, ensuring processes are compliant with internal policies, audit requirements and accounting standards.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders to support issue resolution, process improvements and the delivery of business objectives.
• Retain clear and organised audit trails for all financial activities, including reconciliations, journals, approvals, supporting evidence and key decisions.
• Maintain up-to-date process documentation, procedure notes and training materials to support consistency, knowledge sharing and business continuity.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and reporting through standardisation, automation and simplification, helping to reduce risk and improve efficiency.
• Support internal and external audit requests by providing timely and accurate information, explanations and supporting documentation.
• Contribute to finance projects, change initiatives and continuous improvement activities as required.

Key Skills And Experience

• Qualified (or part-qualified) ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• 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.