Financial Analyst (9-month contract)

Breath HR; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 8% + 2% employee

Life Assurance 4x salary

Medi Cash

Hybrid working 2–3 days/wk

Job summary

Breath HR in London is seeking a finance professional to contribute to analysis, budgeting and forecasting within a growing international sustainability-focused organisation. You will support credit control, reporting, and financial planning, building models and providing timely information to senior colleagues while maintaining accurate records and regulatory compliance.

The role offers hybrid working (London office 2–3 days) and exposure to cross-border finance activities, payroll processing

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, finance analysis or related role.
• Ability to build financial models and analyze data to support decision-making.
• Experience with accounting systems; Xero is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Support credit control, supplier payments and reconciliations accurately and on time.
• Monitor performance against budgets, forecasts and KPIs, explaining variances.
• Contribute to annual budget and rolling forecasts with budget holders.
• Support payroll processing for UK and overseas staff.
• Assist external auditors with documentation and explanations.
• Maintain ledgers, journals and weekly bank reconciliations; review cost allocations.

Skills

FP&A

Management accounting

Finance analysis

Excel

Education

Finance/Economics degree

Tools

Xero

Job description

An attractive opportunity to develop your finance career, contribute useful analysis and insight and support effective decision-making across an international sustainability focused organisation.

Join our Finance and Risk function within Corporate Services and contribute to analysis, reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Working with colleagues and budget holders across the organisation, you will help turn complex financial data into clear, practical information.

This is an attractive opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys varied work, practical problem-solving and the chance to build experience in an international setting. You will help improve systems and reports, support key projects and contribute to the organisation’s effectiveness and growth. Overall you will take care of the back office function of finance and bring solid experience across accounts payable and receivable as well as some experience with the audit process and ability to answer related questions. This role will support the team in a time of transition and requires someone to step in quickly and take ownership of this area of work.

Your work will give senior colleagues reliable information for resource planning, risk management and decision-making, while helping maintain accurate records and regulatory compliance.

You will also provide practical support to the Corporate Services Director and wider team, including selected office-management activities.

Key responsibilities

• Support credit control, supplier payments and reconciliations accurately and on time.
• Maintain accurate ledgers, journals, records and weekly bank reconciliations, including foreign-currency accounts.
• Prepare and schedule supplier payments and review expense claims in line with policy and approval controls.
• Build financial models and scenarios to support business cases, investment decisions and performance tracking.
• Provide responsive financial information to colleagues, members and external stakeholders.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Monitor performance against budgets, forecasts and KPIs, explaining trends and material variances.
• Produce clear monthly, quarterly and annual reports for financial and non-financial audiences.
• Support accurate, timely financial statements, disclosures and management information.
• Deliver monthly variance analysis, identify key drivers and recommend practical improvements.
• Analyse costs and resource allocation, identify efficiencies and assess the financial impact of business decisions.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Contribute to the annual budget and rolling forecasts, working with budget holders and senior colleagues.
• Prepare timely actual-versus-budget data, query assumptions where appropriate and highlight potential actions.
• Help colleagues understand financial performance across departments.

Payroll Processing

• Support accurate, well-controlled monthly payroll for UK and overseas employees.
• Liaise with payroll providers, help resolve issues and support employee-cost and tax requirements.

Supporting External Auditors

• Provide auditors with accurate documentation, clear explanations and timely access to financial information.
• Respond to findings and help strengthen compliance, accuracy and process efficiency.
• Partner with teams on new initiatives, assessing feasibility, costs, benefits and profitability.

Credit Trading Platform & BIF (Bonsucro Impact Fund)

• Maintain Credit Trading Platform accounts and complete required due diligence.
• Support due diligence, grantee-report reviews, forecasting, cash flow and reserve tracking for the Bonsucro Impact Fund.
• Contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of office functions as needed.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant experience in FP&A, management accounting, finance analysis or a related role.
• Experience preparing clear analysis and information for managers and senior colleagues.
• Good financial modelling and data-analysis skills, with strong Excel capability
• Experience of accounting systems, with actual working experience of Xero a bonus
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work effectively with financial and non-financial colleagues in a diverse international setting, across cultures and time zones.
• Organised, accurate and proactive, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent experience in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• Progress towards, or interest in pursuing, a relevant professional qualification such as CIMA, ACA or ACCA would be an advantage.

Details

Location: This role is London based, with presence in the Bonsucro office on 2-3 days per week.

We offer the following benefits dependent upon where you will be based and the type of employment you are offered:

• 25 days annual entitlement plus customary holidays (Pro-rated)
• Pension scheme - 8% employer contribution and 2% min employee contribution
• Life Assurance - 4 times salary
• Medi Cash scheme - discounted health care for dental, optician, physio etc
• Hybrid working practice- working in the office 2-3 days per week

Notes

We are an equal opportunity employer - if you need any support or adjustments in our process, do let us know.

We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Whilst we aim to improve the diversity of our organisation, varying costs and differing employment regulations may mean we prioritise our recruitment and offers of employment to preferred locations only.
The level of this role is not appropriate for sponsorship. For this role, we are looking for candidates already established or able to be in our local market (UK). Attendance at the UK office will be required 2-3 days per week.

We offer hybrid, flexible working arrangements and this role is based on a 35 hour week.

This role is UK based (hybrid working requires attendance in the London office 2-3 days per week at your own cost);
Candidates must have the right to work in the jurisdiction of roles they are applying to. Not all roles will be suitable for visa sponsorship.