Financial Analyst

Pentagon Technical Services Ltd; Beaconsfield; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pentagon Technical Services Ltd in Beaconsfield is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide financial analysis and insight to support project delivery and business performance across UK and international operations.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, project managers and operational teams, you will analyse financial and operational performance, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide clear reporting on revenue, margins, utilisation and costs.

Qualifications

• Ideally professionally qualified or part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent).
• Strong analytical skills with experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and models.
• Experience analysing revenue, costs, margins and business performance.
• Ability to present financial information clearly to stakeholders.
• Commercially minded with proactive problem solving.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience in multi-entity or international business is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse monthly management reporting packs for multiple regions, including the UK and Germany, working with local finance teams to understand and explain performance and variances.
• Analyse key financial and operational metrics including revenue, EBITDA, gross profit, utilisation, project margins and cost performance, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities.
• Provide clear variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying the underlying drivers of performance and communicating these to management.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts and longer-term financial plans, ensuring assumptions are clearly understood and aligned with business activity.
• Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, fee income, costs, margins and utilisation, working closely with project and operational teams to identify areas requiring attention.
• Develop and maintain financial models and analysis to support business planning, growth decisions and scenario analysis. Prepare cash flow analysis and forecasts, identifying expected movements and potential risks to cash generation. Work closely with the Financial Controller to ensure management information is accurate, timely and consistent across the Group.
• Partner with sales, operations and other stakeholders to provide financial insight and guidance on the implications of business decisions, including expansion into new territories.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, practical and actionable insight for non finance stakeholders and senior management.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, processes, systems and controls as the business continues to grow.
• Support the development of dashboards and reporting tools, using Excel and other systems to improve the visibility and accessibility of financial information.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Budgeting and forecasting

Communication skills

Commercial acumen

Attention to detail

Multi-entity/international experience

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the business

We are an international construction specialist company focusing on mission-critical buildings. For over 15 years, we have built a solid reputation for specialising in high-specification projects including data centres, commercial, residential and retail. As construction specialists with extensive local and international experience, we have the professionalism and expertise to provide quality technical services, support and management.

About the role

This is an important role within the Finance team, providing financial analysis and insight to support project delivery and business performance across our UK and international operations. Working closely with the Financial Controller, project managers and operational teams, you will analyse financial and operational performance, support budgeting and forecasting, and provide clear reporting on revenue, margins, utilisation and costs. You will help turn financial data into meaningful insight, supporting informed commercial decisions and the continued growth of the business.

What you will be doing

• Prepare and analyse monthly management reporting packs for multiple regions, including the UK and Germany, working with local finance teams to understand and explain performance and variances.
• Analyse key financial and operational metrics including revenue, EBITDA, gross profit, utilisation, project margins and cost performance, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities.
• Provide clear variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying the underlying drivers of performance and communicating these to management.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts and longer-term financial plans, ensuring assumptions are clearly understood and aligned with business activity.
• Monitor project financial performance, including budgets, fee income, costs, margins and utilisation, working closely with project and operational teams to identify areas requiring attention.
• Develop and maintain financial models and analysis to support business planning, growth decisions and scenario analysis. Prepare cash flow analysis and forecasts, identifying expected movements and potential risks to cash generation. Work closely with the Financial Controller to ensure management information is accurate, timely and consistent across the Group.
• Partner with sales, operations and other stakeholders to provide financial insight and guidance on the implications of business decisions, including expansion into new territories.
• Translate complex financial information into clear, practical and actionable insight for non finance stakeholders and senior management.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, processes, systems and controls as the business continues to grow.
• Support the development of dashboards and reporting tools, using Excel and other systems to improve the visibility and accessibility of financial information.

About you

You will be an analytical and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys looking beyond the numbers to understand business performance.

You will be confident working with financial and operational data, identifying trends and variances, and turning analysis into clear and actionable insight.

You will be proactive, detail-focused and comfortable working with both Finance and non Finance teams in a fast-moving, international business.

You will also have a genuine interest in improving processes, reporting and the way financial information is used to support decision making.

Experience and Skills Required:

• Ideally professionally qualified or part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW or equivalent), or relevant experience.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and models.
• Experience analysing revenue, costs, margins and business performance. Strong communication skills with the ability to present financial information clearly to both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders.
• Commercially minded, with a proactive approach to problem solving and process improvement.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Experience in a multi-entity or international business would be advantageous.

Other Information

Fully office based in Beaconsfield, Bucks Hours 8am to 5pm (can be flexible) Start ASAP Salary competitive