Senior Finance Analyst

CMC Consulting Limited; Harlow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

CMC Consulting are seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to join a commercially focused finance team in the UK. You will partner with programme and finance teams to link financial and operational performance, delivering insightful analysis across forecasting, reporting, risk and planning.

The role provides exposure to annual operating planning, five-year targets, and commercial analysis to support investment decisions, pricing activity and process improvements.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Experience in project accounting or project-based finance.
• Strong business partnering across functions.
• Experience in a complex contracting environment.
• Experience with SAP, Power BI, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Partner with programme teams to support the delivery of key commercial and financial measures, including revenue, bookings, sales, profit and cash performance.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Quarterly Estimate at Completion reporting, ensuring forecasts are accurate, robust and clearly understood.
• Contribute to the development of Annual Operating Plan and longer-term five-year financial targets.
• Provide financial support and challenge throughout the Risk & Opportunity Management process, including identification, assessment, mitigation and ongoing review of financial risks and opportunities.
• Ensure core financial processes are delivered accurately and within agreed timescales, including forecasting, Earned Value Management and risk and opportunity reporting.
• Act as a key financial point of challenge within the business, promoting adherence to relevant financial policies, procedures and governance requirements.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager to produce meaningful commercial analysis supporting new business opportunities, investment decisions and pricing activity.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, processes and reporting, sharing and implementing best practice where appropriate.

Skills

Business partnering

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Forecasting experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Excel

Job description

CMC Consulting are working with an established, complex organisation looking to strengthen their finance team with a commercially focused Senior Finance Analyst.

Working closely with the wider Programme and Finance teams, this role will play a key part in linking financial and operational performance, providing insightful analysis and supporting effective business decision-making. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across forecasting, programme reporting, risk and opportunity management, financial planning and commercial analysis, while partnering with stakeholders across the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with programme teams to support the delivery of key commercial and financial measures, including revenue, bookings, sales, profit and cash performance.
• Support the preparation and delivery of Quarterly Estimate at Completion reporting, ensuring forecasts are accurate, robust and clearly understood.
• Contribute to the development of Annual Operating Plan ) and longer-term five-year financial targets.
• Provide financial support and challenge throughout the Risk & Opportunity Management process, including identification, assessment, mitigation and ongoing review of financial risks and opportunities.
• Ensure core financial processes are delivered accurately and within agreed timescales, including forecasting, Earned Value Management and risk and opportunity reporting.
• Act as a key financial point of challenge within the business, promoting adherence to relevant financial policies, procedures and governance requirements.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager to produce meaningful commercial analysis supporting new business opportunities, investment decisions and pricing activity.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial systems, processes and reporting, sharing and implementing best practice where appropriate.

Skills & Experience

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Previous experience within Project Accounting or a project-based finance environment.
• Strong business partnering capability, with the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and engage with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Relevant commercial finance experience within a complex, project-driven or highly regulated contracting environment.
• Experience using SAP, Power BI and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

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