Senior Financial Analyst - Operational

Biffa Waste Services; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Biffa is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst for the Cressex area with travel as required. You will partner with Regional Finance Managers and the Southern Area Director to drive performance, deliver management accounts and insights, and maintain robust financial controls across our Southern Region.

In this role you’ll lead budgets and forecasts, perform investment appraisals, and work with Operations teams to translate financial insight into improvements.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Strong management accounting experience, ideally in service/logistics/operationally focused environment.
• Commercially minded with the ability to influence performance with operational teams.
• Advanced Excel and systems skills to turn financial data into actionable insight.
• Analytical and proactive with keen attention to detail and ability to challenge assumptions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to provide commercial finance support and insight.
• Lead robust budgets, forecasts and investment appraisals, challenging assumptions.
• Deliver timely management accounts, reporting, KPIs and variance analysis.
• Build relationships with Operations and site teams to identify performance improvements.
• Undertake benchmarking and performance reviews to drive targeted improvements and controls.

Skills

Management accounting

Advanced Excel

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified) or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Financial Analyst

Cressex (travel as per business demand)

A quick look at the role

As a Senior Financial Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of the commercial performance of our Southern Region, partnering closely with operational leaders to turn financial insight into action. From driving performance and supporting key decisions to delivering meaningful reporting and maintaining strong financial controls, you’ll have real influence in helping our sites perform at their best.

Your core responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders - provide commercial finance support and insight to Regional Finance Managers and the Southern Area Director, helping drive business performance.
• Drive planning and investment - lead robust budgets, forecasts and investment appraisals, challenging assumptions, benchmarking opportunities and ensuring risks are understood and managed.
• Turn data into insight - deliver timely management accounts, reporting, KPIs and variance analysis, highlighting key trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Work closely with Operations - build strong relationships with Regional Fleet Engineers and Workshop Managers through regular site visits, using financial insight to identify and deliver performance improvements.
• Challenge and improve performance - undertake operational benchmarking and regular performance reviews, working with teams to develop and deliver targeted improvement plans and strengthen commercial awareness.
• Protect financial control - ensure robust financial controls, delegated authorities and balance sheet processes are maintained, working with Internal Audit to identify risks and ensure agreed actions are delivered.

Our essential requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent).
• Strong management accounting experience, ideally within a service, logistics, waste or operationally focused environment.
• Commercially minded and confident working with operational teams, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence performance.
• Advanced Excel and strong systems skills, with the ability to turn financial data into clear, actionable insight.
• Analytical and proactive, with a strong eye for detail and the confidence to challenge assumptions and identify opportunities for improvement.

Biffa – we’re changing the way people think about waste

At Biffa, we love working with waste. Whether we’re turning it into sustainable power, finding new ways to recycle it or simply keeping it off the streets, we believe every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of millions. It’s a view that’s shared by our 11,000+ people around the country, who trust us to provide them with a career that’s always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull.

We believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a creative and effective working environment which is why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

Closing Date - Monday 12th October 2026