Finance Analyst

Your new company Our commercial client is recruiting a Finance Analyst for a 12-month FTC, with the potential of being made permanent. Your new role You will be involved in assisting with forecasting, annual planning, and the 5-year strategic plan for spending. You will ensure the timely and accurate submission of spend, project, and expense forecasts, including the preparation and review of analytical commentary for monthly reports. Managing IT allocations for reporting, forecasting, and planning processes is crucial, ensuring a clear understanding and audit trail of IT support expenses. You will also manage the costs, providing stakeholders with a breakdown of their charges. You will also support capital spending and associated depreciation models, interacting with the Financial Accountant to understand the forecast's impact on financial results, and assisting with purchase orders and vendor queries. The role also involves improving processes, managing month-end financial accruals and prepayments along with supporting monthly finance reporting to the Head Office with commentary on actual and full-year forecast movements. What you'll need to succeed You will ideally be an ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified Accountant, though Qualified by Experience will be considered. You will have strong analytical skills along with good Excel and excellent communication skills as you will be working with key stakeholders. What you'll get in return This is a 1-year FTC with the potential to be made permanent, salary £55,000 - £60,000, enhanced pension, hybrid, 25-days holiday. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)