Finance Assistant

Tatton Recruitment; Brize Norton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tatton Recruitment partners with a leading aerospace organisation to hire a Finance Assistant for Brize Norton. The role focuses on planning, control and steering of costs, with data analysis to support management decisions and financial controller targets.

The contract is initially 8 months, with a typical Monday–Friday schedule and flexible hours. Hybrid umbrella arrangement may apply depending on assignment specifics.

Qualifications

• Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the business entity.
• Forecast resource plans and cost impact with operational teams.
• Record and evaluate risks or opportunities and explain variances.
• Assist in regular OP and FC processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the entire business entity/business function
• Work with operational teams to forecast resource plans and cost impact
• Help record and evaluate risks or opportunities
• Assist in regular OP and FC process
• Act as a liaison for managers in understanding and controlling operational costs
• Input and advise on external costs and internal resources
• Liaison with procurement team to ensure correct evaluation of open commitment and timely recognition of cost
• Provide analysis and support to financial performance reporting

Skills

Cost forecasting

Revenue forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder liaison

Variance explanation

Education

AAT/CIMA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Finance Assistant

Brize Norton

£32 per hour Umbrella

Initially 8-month contract

Mon-Fri (flexible working hours)

Certain Advantage is working in partnership with a leading aerospace organisation seeking a Finance Assistant to support planning, control and steering of an enterprise and/or specific functions. You will also prepare analysis and data to allow the financial controller to manage targets, workload and workforce and to support discussions and decision-making at Management level.

What will you be doing?

• Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the entire business entity/business function
• Work with operational teams to forecast resource plans and cost impact
• Help record and evaluate risks or opportunities
• Assist in regular OP and FC process
• Act as a liaison for managers in understanding and controlling operational costs
• Input and advise on external costs and internal resources
• Liaison with procurement team to ensure correct evaluation of open commitment and timely recognition of cost
• Provide analysis and support to financial performance reporting

A couple of things you should know:

• Debits/credits and Profit&Loss
• Cash flow forecast, cost centre report, and coding for procurement
• Ideally AAT/CIMA qualified or working towards
• Be able to explain variances

During an interview, you may be asked about:

• Your experience working in highly regulated environments