Senior Finance Analyst

AJ Connect; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst in Edinburgh to join an expanding finance team. This role involves managing and forecasting financial data, with a particular focus on research. The ideal candidate will have proven management accounting experience and be part-qualified in accounting. Excellent Microsoft Office skills and strong communication abilities are essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in management accounting.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience in project accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts with a focus on research.
• Assist in the annual division budget preparation.
• Support divisional activities.
• Conduct monthly and year-end project reconciliations.
• Identify accruals and prepayments for month-end and year-end.
• Manage research funding.
• Forecast financial data for the research function.

Skills

Management accounting

Microsoft Office skills

Project accounting

Strong communication

Persuading skills

Influencing skills

Proactive mindset

Consulting skills

Education

Part qualified accountant / studying for professional accounting examinations

Job description

Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst

Location: Edinburgh

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Salary: £34,200 - 38,641

AJ Connect is partnering with a unique Higher Education organisation, for a Senior Finance Analyst position.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst to join an expanding Finance team based in Edinburgh. The main purpose of this role is to support the Finance Team in the management and forecasting of financial data for a specific area within the organisation- this role will have a research focus.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Monthly Management Accounts - with a focus on research
• Annual Division Budget
• Divisional Support
• Monthly and Year End Project Reconciliations
• Identifying Division month end and year end Accruals and Prepayments
• Manage the research funding
• Forecasting financial data for the research function.

Skills and Experience

• You should possess proven experience management accounting, excellent Microsoft Office and mainframe skills and experience of project accounting.
• As a minimum, you should be a part qualified accountant / studying for professional accounting examinations.
• You should have strong communication skills
• You have persuading skills
• You should have influencing skills
• You should have a proactive mindset
• You will require consulting skills

If you are interested in this opportunity or know someone in your network who would be suitable, please contact Hamish Levein directly on 0131 378 5275 or [e-mail]

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