Description
A MARKET LEADING Blue Chip client in Warwick require an accomplished Fully Qualified CIMA/
ACCA/ACA Finance Analyst to join them immediately. You must be able to start immediately or worst case 1 week notice and have accomplished financial analysis experience within a blue chip organisation.
Location: Warwick (1 day a week in Solihull also required)
Duration: 6 Month initial contract
Interviews: ASAP
Notice Period: Immediate availability preferred - Short notice periods acceptable.
Start Date: Early June
Key Skills & Experience:
Accomplished Financial Analysis experience within a blue chip organisation essential
CIMA, ACA OR ACCA qualified
Accomplished high level modelling experience is vital
Accomplished financial modelling/accounting experience
Accomplished Stakeholder management experience to a high level
Any appreciation of SAP a bonus but not essential.
The Role:
An accomplished Finance Analyst is required to challenge and improve the process for assessing the value of work done on IT projects. The Finance Analyst will perform an audit of estimated cost to completion, identifying control weaknesses and raising and reporting on recommendations for new controls. You will build up a robust process for producing project forecasts that can be operated by project managers. Importantly the Finance Analyst will build a new Excel model to track project costs and forecasts, splitting costs across difference businesses. The Analyst will have proven modelling experience to a high level and ideally will have been involved in cost modelling previously. 1 day a week is required to work in Solihull but Warwick will be the base site.
Other Responsibilities will include:
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 summarize 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
Consult with management to guide and influence long term and strategic decision making within the broadest scope
Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function
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