Senior Finance Analyst - (Projects & Costings)

NC Associates; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking

Hybrid Working 2 Days Office Based

25 Days Holidays

Job summary

NC Associates Ltd. is recruiting a Senior Finance Analyst (Projects & Costings) on a 18-month contract in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

The role focuses on driving project profitability, financial governance, budgeting and forecasting, with collaboration across project managers and senior leadership. The position requires ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualifications (or equivalent) or qualified by experience, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and a commercially minded finance professional to influence decisions and

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified or equivalent or qualified by experience.
• Experience of financial and/or project controls is required; ideally 5 years.
• Strong MS Excel skills including Power Query / Power BI.
• Able to manipulate large datasets with accuracy.
• Ability to explain complex financial information to non-finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Drive project profitability and financial governance across the business.
• Budgeting, forecasting and monthly results analysis for management.
• Own financial controls (Aged WIP, project closures, cost monitoring).
• Provide insights to CFO/MD and senior leadership on project performance.
• Lead ad-hoc reporting and pricing tool updates.
• Collaborate with project managers and department heads to maximise profitability.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Qualified by experience

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Power Query

IFS

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst (Projects & Costings), ACCA, CIMA, ACA Qualified / Qualified by Experience / Bolton - Greater Manchester / Contract Role 18 Months / Excellent Career Opportunity / Growing International Organisation / Salary £50,000 - £60,000 DOE + Benefits

Senior Finance Analyst Benefits:

• Salary £50,000 - £60,000 DOE
• Free Parking
• Hybrid Working 2 Days Office Based
• Contract to Potential Permanent Opportunity
• Excellent Working Environment
• Flexible Working Hours
• 25 Days Holidays

NC Associates are working exclusively with a forward thinking and growing engineering and project-led organisation based in Bolton - Greater Manchester to help recruit a Senior Finance Analyst on a contract basis for 18 Months to cover maternity leave. As a Senior Finance Analyst you will play a key part in driving project profitability, strengthening financial governance and supporting commercial decision-making across the business. You will work closely with project managers, department heads and senior leadership, you will provide financial insight into project performance, deliver budgeting and forecasting activities, analyse monthly results and identify opportunities to improve margins and operational efficiency. You will take ownership of key financial controls, including aged work in progress (WIP), project closure reviews, project cost monitoring and pricing tools, ensuring financial risks are identified, challenged and addressed promptly.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional with experience in project controls, cost accounting or finance business partnering to make a tangible impact within a complex, project-led environment.

Senior Finance Analyst Duties

• Work in conjunction with department heads and project managers to ensure maximum profitability, challenging project performance, identifying and communicating system of financial issues, or by improving finance knowledge outside the finance community.
• Ownership of business wide financial governance such as Aged WIP and Project closure reviews. Ensure that aged WIP is challenged monthly with clear action plans to address aged and aging items and that projects are closed in a timely manner
• Escalate project governance issues to CFO through mid-month review process, demonstrating understanding of project life cycle and financial risk.
• Review monthly project / Production centre performances and prepare variance analysis against budget / forecast for MD review.
• Present month end performance for DD and S&R BUs to CFO & MD as required.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of project trading including drivers of revenue recognition.
• Own the financial management of relocation costs, allowing these to be fully recovered through the standard costing system, and allowing the business to fully budget and monitor their related tax liability.
• Act as Controlling interface with HR teams, performing monthly checks on cost rates, identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Lead ad-hoc reporting through management dashboards
• Update of business pricing tools following bi-annual pay review and lead on ongoing pricing tool query
• Act as role model to other members of the team; modelling constructive challenge, financial acumen and leadership.
• Support the Assistant Cost Controller to deliver quarterly order backlog information to group, accurately, and on time.
• Plan and manage own time and workload to achieve business deadlines and collaborating with stakeholders such as the wider finance team and internal customers.
• Understand the entire arc of the business and how productivity impacts profitability.
• Commit to maximizing efficiency at all levels without compromising quality.

To be successful in your application for this role you MUST have the following experience

Experience Required

• ACCA/CIMA Qualified (or equivalent) or qualified by experience
• Experience of financial and/or project controls required; ideally 5 years.
• Experience of computerised accounting systems necessary; knowledge of IFS will be valuable but is not essential
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills Power Query / Power BI
• Ability to manipulate large datasets with accuracy
• Capable of explaining complex financial information simply and effectively to audiences without a finance background.
• Ability to challenge and influence colleagues out in the business to ensure good financial governance
• You must be eligible to work in UK.

Softer Skills:

• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement, seeking out root causes of problems or inefficiencies and implementing change.
• Strong logical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Successfully meets deadlines both independently and when collaborating with a team.
• Exceptional attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills.
• Able to perform well under pressure and handle multiple priorities.

What's on Offer?

This is a excellent opportunity to work for a growing and market leading organisation which will give you lots of commercial exposure as well as as offering a clear opportunity to build on your experience, they also offer a market leading salary and benefits package with possibilities of another opportunity within the group after the contract is finished.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome all applicants of identity, personal characteristics, or background.