Financial Analyst

Absolute Recruit Ltd; North Hertfordshire; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Absolute Recruit Ltd is recruiting a Financial Analyst for a North Herts-based role. You will provide analysis to support budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial modelling, and help enhance reporting systems.

You'll work with stakeholders across Finance, Operations and other areas to turn financial and operational data into insight and support better decision-making. The role involves extensive FP&A and finance transformation exposure.

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Analysis, FP&A or similar commercially focused finance role.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to build complex financial models.
• Experience with ERP or financial planning systems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analysing monthly financial performance, trends and key business metrics
• Supporting scenario modelling and longer-term financial planning
• Analysing profitability, costs, capital expenditure and other commercial drivers
• Identifying financial risks and communicating findings to stakeholders
• Supporting the development and implementation of new planning and reporting systems
• Improving budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes
• Supporting data migration, validation and testing as part of wider systems projects
• Supporting cross-company reporting and analysis
• Identifying opportunities to automate reporting and reduce manual processes
• Supporting wider finance transformation and ad hoc commercial projects

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial Modelling

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance Analysis

ERP experience

Stakeholder Communication

Data analysis

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

Salary: Up to £60,000
Location: North Herts
Working Pattern: 4 days in office

An established business is looking for a Financial Analyst to join its finance function, providing analysis and insight to support financial planning and business performance.

This is a commercially focused role covering budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial modelling, alongside significant involvement in developing reporting systems and improving how financial data is used across the business.
You'll work with stakeholders across Finance, Operations and other business areas, helping turn financial and operational data into meaningful insight and supporting better decision-making.

The Role

• Analysing monthly financial performance, trends and key business metrics
• Supporting scenario modelling and longer-term financial planning
• Analysing profitability, costs, capital expenditure and other commercial drivers
• Identifying financial risks and opportunities and communicating findings to stakeholders
• Supporting the development and implementation of new planning and reporting systems
• Improving budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes
• Supporting data migration, validation and testing as part of wider systems projects
• Supporting cross-company and intercompany reporting and analysis
• Identifying opportunities to automate reporting and reduce manual processes
• Supporting wider finance transformation and ad hoc commercial projects

About You

• Experience within Financial Analysis, FP&A, Management Accounting or a similar commercially focused finance role
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience
• Confident building and maintaining financial models
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience with ERP, budgeting or financial planning systems would be beneficial
• Systems implementation or finance transformation exposure would be advantageous
• Strong communication skills and confidence working with finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Commercial mindset with an interest in understanding the drivers behind business performance

This is a strong opportunity for someone looking for a broad analytical role combining traditional FP&A with systems, reporting and finance transformation exposure.