Senior Finance Analyst
Location: Stafford
Salary: £35,000 - £38,000
Job Type: Full-Time, 12 Month FTC
About Our Client Our client is a dynamic and fast-paced organisation seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Finance Analyst to join their team. The role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal part in driving financial excellence, ensuring robust controls, and delivering insightful analysis to support decision-making.
The Role As a Senior Finance Analyst, you will work closely with cross-functional teams. This is a hands-on role requiring both technical expertise and strong leadership skills. You will also line manage and mentor finance analysts, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outputs.
Key Responsibilities: Month-End Coordination: Oversee the preparation and coordination of month-end journals for revenue, cost of sales, and overheads, including reviewing and preparing some journals. Team Oversight: Review and validate the work of finance analysts to ensure accuracy and compliance. Budgeting and Planning: Contribute to the creation of the annual budget and planning processes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Financial Reporting: Assist with the monthly monitoring of revenue, costs, and overheads. Produce reports across multiple segmentations with detailed variance analysis. Balance Sheet Review: Regularly review balance sheet control accounts, managing the processes to explain and document all movements. Problem-Solving: Identify and escalate potential issues between wholesaler charges and revenue, liaising with relevant teams for resolution. Compliance and Deadlines: Ensure all month-end tasks meet strict deadlines and comply with the organisation's financial control requirements. Process Improvement: Drive business improvements based on issues identified in monthly reporting and control accounts. Collaboration: Provide support to other finance teams as required, fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement. Leadership: Manage and develop finance analysts, promoting a positive and high-performing team environment.
What We're Looking For: Qualifications:
Working towards ACCA or CIMA. Experience:
Proven experience in financial analysis, month-end reporting, and balance sheet management. Technical Skills:
Strong proficiency in financial systems and advanced Excel skills. Leadership:
Experience managing and mentoring team members. Problem-Solving:
Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and resolve financial discrepancies. Communication:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly. Time Management:
Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
Benefits: Be part of a supportive and collaborative team. Take on a challenging role with real opportunities to drive change and add value. Competitive salary and benefits package.
To apply for the Senior Finance Analyst position, please click on the apply now button and your CV will be sent directly to the responsible recruiter. We will respond to successful applicants within 7 days; however, please feel free to get in touch if you would like any further information about your application.
At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.
By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
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About Our Client Our client is a dynamic and fast-paced organisation seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Finance Analyst to join their team. The role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal part in driving financial excellence, ensuring robust controls, and delivering insightful analysis to support decision-making.
The Role As a Senior Finance Analyst, you will work closely with cross-functional teams. This is a hands-on role requiring both technical expertise and strong leadership skills. You will also line manage and mentor finance analysts, ensuring the delivery of high-quality outputs.
Key Responsibilities: Month-End Coordination: Oversee the preparation and coordination of month-end journals for revenue, cost of sales, and overheads, including reviewing and preparing some journals. Team Oversight: Review and validate the work of finance analysts to ensure accuracy and compliance. Budgeting and Planning: Contribute to the creation of the annual budget and planning processes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Financial Reporting: Assist with the monthly monitoring of revenue, costs, and overheads. Produce reports across multiple segmentations with detailed variance analysis. Balance Sheet Review: Regularly review balance sheet control accounts, managing the processes to explain and document all movements. Problem-Solving: Identify and escalate potential issues between wholesaler charges and revenue, liaising with relevant teams for resolution. Compliance and Deadlines: Ensure all month-end tasks meet strict deadlines and comply with the organisation's financial control requirements. Process Improvement: Drive business improvements based on issues identified in monthly reporting and control accounts. Collaboration: Provide support to other finance teams as required, fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement. Leadership: Manage and develop finance analysts, promoting a positive and high-performing team environment.
What We're Looking For: Qualifications:
Working towards ACCA or CIMA. Experience:
Proven experience in financial analysis, month-end reporting, and balance sheet management. Technical Skills:
Strong proficiency in financial systems and advanced Excel skills. Leadership:
Experience managing and mentoring team members. Problem-Solving:
Analytical mindset with the ability to identify and resolve financial discrepancies. Communication:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly. Time Management:
Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining attention to detail.
Benefits: Be part of a supportive and collaborative team. Take on a challenging role with real opportunities to drive change and add value. Competitive salary and benefits package.
To apply for the Senior Finance Analyst position, please click on the apply now button and your CV will be sent directly to the responsible recruiter. We will respond to successful applicants within 7 days; however, please feel free to get in touch if you would like any further information about your application.
At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.
By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.
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