Senior Finance Analyst - Hybrid | Insightful Analysis & Controls

Vitality; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus schemes

Pension up to 12%

Vitality health insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Vitality in Bournemouth is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst on a fixed-term basis to provide essential operational finance and management accounting support during a period of higher demand.

You will own month-end processes across multiple cost centres, deliver variance analysis and partner with budget holders and finance teams to influence performance. The role is hybrid, 35 hours per week, with 2 days in the Bournemouth office.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting, expense management or finance business partnering environments.
• Strong knowledge of month-end accounting processes, financial controls and reporting requirements.
• Experience analysing financial performance, investigating variances and delivering actionable insights.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with confidence to support and challenge constructively.
• Progress towards accounting qualification such as CIMA/ACA or equivalent, or significant progress towards qualification.

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of month-end accounting activities across multiple business areas, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of financial results.
• Leading detailed review and analysis of operating expenditure to identify risks, trends and variances.
• Driving strong financial controls across cost centres through governance and accurate accounting treatment.
• Acting as a trusted finance partner to budget holders and stakeholders with insights and guidance.
• Managing accruals, prepayments and journal activity, ensuring policy compliance and audit readiness.
• Preparing, reconciling and resolving intercompany recharge activity with accuracy.
• Delivering balance sheet reconciliations and addressing outstanding items.
• Supporting forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling with meaningful analysis.
• Collaborating with Finance Teams to resolve issues and improve reporting quality.

Skills

Management accounting

Advanced financial analysis

Stakeholder partnership

Education

CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Vitality in Bournemouth is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst on a fixed-term basis to provide essential operational finance and management accounting support during a period of higher demand.

You will own month-end processes across multiple cost centres, deliver variance analysis and partner with budget holders and finance teams to influence performance. The role is hybrid, 35 hours per week, with 2 days in the Bournemouth office.