Finance Assistant: Forecast & Cost Control

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

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.