Financial Analyst (Contract)

Curtiss-Wright; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company located in Wimborne, UK is seeking a highly detail-oriented Financial Analyst to support complex reporting and data insights within their UK and USA Nuclear Division. The ideal candidate will have strong finance and advanced Excel skills, part qualification as an accountant, and experience with financial consolidation software. This role involves managing month-end reports, preparing budgets, and performing bridge analysis of financial KPIs.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing month-end board reports.
• Ability to perform bridge analysis over key financial KPIs.
• Skills in automating divisional reporting files.

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of month end board reports.
• Prepare budget and forecast consolidations.
• Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Conduct ad-hoc analysis as required.

Skills

Strong finance background

Advanced Excel reporting skills

Experience of financial reporting in large corporations

Exposure to Financial Consolidation software

Education

Part qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, etc.)

Tools

Onestream

ERP systems

Job description

Financial Analyst (12-Month Contract)

We are looking for a highly detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our finance team and support complex monthly reporting, consolidations, and data insights across our UK and USA Nuclear Division groups. This is a high-impact position with exposure to directly support senior leadership and global operations. In this role, you will dive deep into the “why” behind financial movements, performing bridge analysis, reconciling differences across multiple ERP systems, and helping leaders interpret results within OneStream.

Location : Wimborne, UK

Your Challenge :

• Manage the preparation of month end board reports of the division for Group Reporting
• Prepare the budget and forecast consolidations of the division, including the presentation to Group
• Complete detailed bridge analysis over key financial KPIs each month such as revenue, gross profit, operating profit and cash flow down to General Ledger level
• Assist in preparation of monthly management accounts of the division
• Improve automation of divisional reporting files
• Review and actions identified and progressed of monthly consolidated division results in Onestream
• Collation, reporting and interpretation for commentary of non-financial KPIs in Onestream and in monthly reports
• Co-ordinate, assess and implement with Group Finance on changes or developments to Onestream reporting
• Ad-hoc analysis and queries as required

What You Bring :

• Strong finance background
• Experience of financial reporting in a large, multi-currency corporates
• Advanced Excel reporting skills
• Exposure to Financial Consolidation software (Onestream, Joiin, Quicken, Planful) and ERP systems
• Part qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, etc.)
• Mergers and Acquisitions experience desired

Who We Are

Curtiss Wright Wimborne is a global engineering and design manufacture leader with just over six decades of experience designing for heavily regulated markets, such as nuclear, aerospace, oil and gas, and more. We develop sensors and instrumentation and control solutions for harsh environments and mission critical applications when safety and reliability matter. We focus on our customers’ success in every step of our process from sales engagement, quality, delivery, and customer service. Our customers trust us and know our commitment to safety is our top priority.