Finance Analyst Job, London

Business Analyst

London or Bicester

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000

My client is an award-winning building services design consultancy and due to continued growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst.

Reporting directly into the Finance Director, you will have a strong appetite to learn and take up new challenges, we are looking for a proactive and highly performant professional, interested in joining our dynamic, enthusiastic and multicultural team.

Roles and Responsibilities

Autonomous financial administration, management and controlling of a portfolio of projects, including:

• Project related performance planning, forecasting, closing, reporting & analysis.
• Acting as financial advisor to Project Managers, ensuring regular reporting on project progress, billing cycles, financial performance against expectations.
• Contribute to reviews and issue recommendations with regards to risks and opportunities on projects from initial bid stage up to completion, this to be shared with both project managers and P&L directors.
• Monthly exchange and reporting to P&L directors on their sector’s financial performance against expectations, outlining key contributing factors to potential variances against expectations.
• Close monitoring project profitability, direct costs, expenses, subconsultant fees, variation orders, FX exposition etc.
• Booking of accruals, preparation and issuance of purchase orders, sales invoices in accordance to billing plan
• Tracking cash flow generation

The ideal candidate:

• Relevant finance qualification at least part CIMA qualified or equivalent experience
• 4 years’ experience with a minimum of 2 years in an equivalent role
• In depth experience of financial accounting
• Experienced in managing budgets/budgetary control
• Previous experience working within the consulting or construction industry
• Good understanding of international working and business operations of a global consultancy.
• Ability to prioritize own workload, and work to strict deadlines
• Defends points of view and does not hesitate to support own opinions with detailed and clear arguments when challenged.
• Excellent knowledge in office automation applications (Office 365, mainly Excel), with knowledge of SAP.
• Knowledge of IFRS Project Accounting