Finance Assistant: Forecasting & Insight (12-Month)

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler; Brize Norton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler is recruiting a Finance Assistant for a major multinational on an initial 12-month contract at Brize Norton. The role supports financial planning, forecasting and control, collaborating with finance, procurement and operational teams to analyse costs and performance.

The ideal candidate will have some finance knowledge, good Excel skills and exposure to cash flow forecasting. AAT or CIMA knowledge is useful, and experience with government or MOD programmes would be beneficial.

Qualifications

• Some finance knowledge would be ideal - debits/ credits, cash and Profit & Loss.
• You will have had some involvement in cash flow forecasting, providing cost centre reports and used to dealing with coding for procurement.
• Good Excel skills.
• Whilst you do not need to be fully qualified, AAT or CIMA would be useful.
• Experience working with government or MOD programmes would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyse cost, revenue and cash forecasts across the business.
• Work with operational teams to forecast resource requirements and associated costs.
• Monitor actual costs and revenue against forecast and provide clear variance analysis and insight.
• Support financial planning, forecasting and regular operational performance processes.
• Work with managers to understand, manage and control operational costs.
• Liaise with Procurement to ensure open commitments and costs are accurately recognised.
• Support cost allocation, journals, accruals, sales reserves and month-end activities.
• Provide financial analysis and reporting to support management decision-making.
• Produce meaningful management information and ad-hoc reporting
• Support the invoicing process for internal and external customers.
• Work collaboratively with finance, procurement and operational teams to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and support the implementation of new financial initiatives and processes.

Skills

Finance knowledge

Excel skills

Cash flow forecasting

Cost centre reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

AAT

CIMA

Job description

CBSbutler is recruiting a Finance Assistant for a major multinational on an initial 12-month contract at Brize Norton. The role supports financial planning, forecasting and control, collaborating with finance, procurement and operational teams to analyse costs and performance.

The ideal candidate will have some finance knowledge, good Excel skills and exposure to cash flow forecasting. AAT or CIMA knowledge is useful, and experience with government or MOD programmes would be beneficial.