Description
As the Finance Analyst, you will work closely with the portfolio, programme and project managers on a large scale infrastructure transformation portfolio to help manage the budget, including forecasts, invoice & spend tracking. You will also take ownership of the financial management process, bringing with you industry best practice with regards to forecasting, reporting implementing metrics, etc
Role Profile -
- Consolidate and analyse financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc) taking into account company's goals and financial standing
- Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
- Assemble and summarise data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks
- Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking and process analysis
- Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance and develop forecast models
- Identify trends, advise company and recommend actions to a senior financial analyst based on sound analysis
- Track and determine financial status by analysing actual results in comparison with forecasts
- Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data
- Gain and update job knowledge to remain informed about novelty in the field
Skills Required -
- Solid Financial Management background
- Experience of budget management for large scale IT projects/programmes
- Previous success in a similar cross group, problem focused, time pressured role
- Proven experience of reporting, documentation, dashboards and measuring targets against financial plans.
- Operating effectively in a complex geographical/functional Matrix organisation.
- Communicating and inspiring confidence at a senior level
- Understanding of Project Management principles.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Excel in terms of creating reports (formulas, charts, macros, etc)
- Experience of using PowerPoint
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good prioritisation skills
- Successful in obtaining accurate and concise information from team members.
- Experience of producing project/programme financial reports for senior managers up to Programme Director level