Project finance analyst

Enterprise Nation; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Nation seeks a project finance analyst to oversee budgeting and financial performance of programs. The role involves collaboration across departments, financial data entry, and evaluating project performance to ensure financial viability. Strong numerical skills and attention to detail are essential for success in this fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Private healthcare insurance through Vitality

Flexible working arrangements

Business books scheme for professional development

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Numerically minded with great attention to detail.
• Able to manage budgets and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Budget building and management for various projects.
• Financial updates and performance tracking.
• Conducting cost-benefit analyses for proposed programmes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Budget management

Analytical skills

Job description

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Enterprise Nation is a leading business support platform and provider. We exist to help people start and grow their own business through connecting founders to relevant support and welcoming them into a vibrant community.

Our vision is to build a more entrepreneurial economy and society. Our mission is to support one million small businesses each year by giving them easy access to the right guidance and resources at the right time.

Enterprise Nation has been operating in the UK for more than a decade and has recently expanded into Ireland – we're supporting over 800,000 small businesses each year.

We deliver for clients in the private and public sector, delivering solutions that help them to:

understand small business through consultancy and insight services

reach and engage small businesses through brand activations and communication campaigns

support small businesses through impactful training and grant programmes

empower their own community of small businesses through digital solutions

We want to offer not only a great place to work, but career progression both within your team and across the business. We're proud to work to the following values:

Community: We put small businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Entrepreneurial: Our team understands the company mission and direction and is given the space to deliver results in an entrepreneurial fashion.

Trusted: By small businesses that come to us for help and by clients who come to us to effectively deliver programmes.

Purpose of the role

Our ideal candidate will be primarily responsible for programme budgeting, financial tracking and reporting performance.

In this role, you'll work directly with our corporate accountant, chief commercial officer and head of programme delivery.

Main responsibilities

As a project finance analyst, your main tasks will be:

Budget building: Working with our partnerships team to cost up proposals and new projects where required.

Budgeting: Collaborating with department heads to create and manage budgets for various projects and initiatives, particularly the programmes team.

Public sector programme reporting: Working with our partnerships and programmes teams to oversee public sector programmes with financial reporting requirements and tracking invoices that depend on deliverables.

Data entry: Accurately collating and adding financial data in key tools to help track how individual programmes are performing.

Programme evaluation: Analysing the performance of existing projects and programmes, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and making recommendations for improvement or expansion.

Financial updates: Preparing a monthly update on our programmes' financial performance for the executive team.

CRM entry: Supporting our partnerships team with adding financial data to our CRM system where necessary.

Cost analysis: Conducting thorough cost-benefit analyses for proposed programmes and initiatives to ensure they are financially viable.

Payment approvals: Cross-checking invoices against project/programme budgets, maintained by programme managers, to sign off for payment.

Cost management: Looking across the business and working with team heads to manage key costs and make sure our subscriptions for tech tools are suitable and correct.

Time tracking: Making sure the team is leveraging the tools and adding/tracking their time accordingly.

Grant programmes: Supporting with the administration of grant programmes, including producing and sharing grant agreement letters and obtaining grant recipients' bank details.

Internal calls: Where required, attending internal calls with the financial/commercial function, project kick offs and wider team calls.

About you

You are:

Ideally someone with experience in a similar role

A numerically minded person with great attention to detail and accuracy

Able to manage budgets, and deliver to deadlines and financial targets

Personable and able to work well with the wider team, from junior to C-suite colleagues

Entrepreneurial – able to navigate in a fast-paced environment with minimum supervision

Trusted – able to take difficult decisions and show resilience under pressure

We offer:

Salary band of £45,000–£50,000 per annum

Private healthcare insurance provided through Vitality

Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance

Business books scheme for professional development

Enhanced parental leave to support growing families

At Enterprise Nation, we believe that a diverse workforce is essential to our success. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives.

Our goal is to foster a culture that embraces differences and promotes collaboration, innovation and growth. We encourage you to apply and join us in shaping a diverse and inclusive future.