Financial Analyst

Siemens; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A dynamic and fast-paced organization seeks a Finance Analyst in Crawley. This junior-level role offers hybrid working conditions and involves financial analysis, project accounting, and maintaining reporting dashboards. Candidates should possess strong skills in PowerBI and Excel, with a keen analytical mindset and experience in financial data handling. This position provides an opportunity to directly influence business insights and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in PowerBI and Microsoft Excel.
• Solid foundation in finance and accounting principles.
• Experience handling financial data and building reports or dashboards.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure environment.
• Experience in a similar finance analyst or project accounting role.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret financial data to support cost reduction initiatives.
• Maintain and enhance PowerBI dashboards and complex Excel files.
• Support project accounting tasks and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data.
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Strong proficiency in PowerBI

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Dynamic working capability

Understanding of cost analysis

Job description

Job Title: Finance Analyst

Location: Crawley, South London (Hybrid – 2-3 days on-site during onboarding, reducing to 1-2 days/week)

Contract Length: 6 months

Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services, is currently recruiting for a Finance Analyst on behalf of our client – a dynamic and fast-paced organization seeking to strengthen its finance team.

About the Role:

This is a key junior-level finance analyst position, combining responsibilities across both financial analysis and project accounting. The role is a backfill for a departing team member and will support ongoing cost analysis and dashboard reporting initiatives. Working in a hybrid model from the Crawley office (or London if more suitable), this position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to business insights and process improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and interpret financial data to support cost reduction and decision-making initiatives
• Maintain and enhance PowerBI dashboards and complex Excel files for internal reporting
• Support project accounting tasks and ad hoc financial analysis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather data and explain financial performance
• Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders clearly and confidently

Key Skills / Experience Required:

Essential:

• Strong proficiency in PowerBI and Microsoft Excel
• Solid foundation in finance and accounting principles
• Experience handling financial data and building reports/dashboards
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-pressure environment
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and initiative
• Experience in a similar finance analyst or project accounting role
• Understanding of cost analysis and forecasting