Finance Assistant

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Carterton; On-site; GBP 84,640,000 - 105,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd is partnering on a Finance Assistant role based in Brize Norton. You will support planning, control and steering of the enterprise/functions, preparing analysis for the financial controller to manage targets, workload and workforce and to assist management decisions.

The role involves forecasting costs and revenues, recording variances, and providing support for financial performance reporting. Candidates ideally hold or are working towards AAT/CIMA qualifications.

Qualifications

• Forecast cost, revenue and cash forecast for the business entity/function.
• Explain variances between forecast and actuals.
• Support financial planning discussions with management.

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

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Cost control

Education

AAT/CIMA qualification

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