Opex Reporting & Budgeting Lead

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Finance Analyst to own opex reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and cash forecasting within its FP&A function in the UK. The role involves partnering with the Commercial Finance team, delivering monthly variance commentary, and supporting month-end activities.

Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, the ability to work with large data sets, and a proactive approach to process improvements. This position offers growth within a dynamic finance team.

Qualifications

• You must have the legal right to work in the UK.
• Professional communication skills – building confidence working with colleagues across the business, in person and remotely
• Active listening and questioning – learning how to understand business needs and accounting issues, and tailor your communications to achieving real-world outcomes
• Resilience and confidence – handling complex issues and large data sets, coming up with new approaches, and staying motivated
• Time management and organisation – balancing a range of tasks admin in a busy environment
• Adaptability – adjusting your approach for different stakeholders and situations
• Team collaboration – working closely with experienced finance professionals and learning from others
• Problem-solving skills – thinking on your feet to overcome challenges in live conversations
• Professionalism in the workplace – representing a growing business and its values
• Confidence working towards targets – understanding how goals, KPIs, and performance tracking work
• Commercial awareness - gaining insight into how the finance team contributes to business success.

Responsibilities

• Opex reporting & analysis - Preparing and delivering monthly opex reports, analysing variances against forecast, and providing clear commentary to support senior finance stakeholders in their decision-making
• Month-end support - Supporting the month-end cost accrual and prepayment process
• Budgeting & forecasting - Supporting the annual budget cycle and rolling forecast for opex, working closely with cost centre owners to build bottom up plans and challenge assumptions to ensure accuracy and accountability
• Business partnering - Providing ad hoc support to the Commercial Finance team, e.g. deep dives on specific areas, helping to collate trading packs
• Process improvement - Helping continuously improve FP&A processes, tools and templates, e.g. cost centre reporting
• Cash forecasting - Compiling the rolling 13-week cash forecast

Skills

Opex Reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost Accrual

Prepayment Process

Variance Analysis

Financial Analysis

Data Management

Financial Reporting

Cash Forecasting

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a Finance Analyst to own opex reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and cash forecasting within its FP&A function in the UK. The role involves partnering with the Commercial Finance team, delivering monthly variance commentary, and supporting month-end activities.

Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, the ability to work with large data sets, and a proactive approach to process improvements. This position offers growth within a dynamic finance team.