Interim Senior Finance Analyst

Investigo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Investigo is seeking an Interim Senior Finance Analyst to join the Group FP&A team for an initial 6-month contract. The role focuses on overhead reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and supporting Group-level sales and topline reporting.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong FP&A experience, advanced Excel and Power BI skills, and the ability to start on short notice.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with ideally 1-5 years PQE.
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering experience.
• Good budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience.
• Advanced Excel is required.
• Power BI or similar reporting experience is highly desirable.
• Available to start at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Support Group sales and topline reporting
• Own monthly overhead reporting and variance analysis
• Partner with budget holders on cost drivers and spend
• Lead overhead budgeting and forecasting submissions
• Own central overhead allocations across business lines
• Improve reporting tools, models and processes
• Support ad hoc analysis, business cases and strategic projects

Skills

1-5 years PQE

FP&A experience

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Power BI experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Interim Senior Finance Analyst | Group FP&A | 6 Months | c.£300-350/day doe

We are supporting a PE backed international professional services business looking for an Interim Senior Finance Analyst to join its Group Finance team for an initial 6-month contract.

This is a commercially focused role covering overhead reporting, budgeting and forecasting, alongside supporting Group-level sales and topline reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Support Group sales and topline reporting
• Own monthly overhead reporting and variance analysis
• Partner with budget holders on cost drivers and spend
• Lead overhead budgeting and forecasting submissions
• Own central overhead allocations across business lines
• Improve reporting tools, models and processes
• Support ad hoc analysis, business cases and strategic projects

Candidate profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), ideally 1-5 years PQE
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering experience
• Good budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience
• Advanced Excel
• Power BI or similar reporting experience highly desirable
• Available to start at relatively short notice

This would suit an experienced interim who can get up to speed quickly and add value from day one.