This is an exceptional opportunity for a global leading business within the professional services sector. This business has a fantastic people strategy, alongside brilliant benefits including profit share and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, here - you will be very valued and looked after.

The ideal candidate will possess strong financial planning and analysis skills, with a solid understanding of accounting principles. This role requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel, as well as excellent communication and organisational skills. The Financial Analyst will play a crucial role in providing insights that drive strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the month-end close process, ensuring alignment with the overall financial reporting timetable.
• Prepare and post month-end journal entries, including accruals and prepayments.
• Communicate budget and forecast deadlines to Cost Centre Managers, ensuring timely input into Anaplan and implementing necessary administrative updates.
• Collaborate with the Expense Partner to review budgets and forecasts, delivering ad-hoc analysis and insightful financial commentary.
• Drive process improvements through cross-training, thorough documentation, system testing, and continuous feedback.
• Foster strong working relationships across teams, including offshore colleagues, to enhance collaboration and efficiency.
• Provide commercially driven technical advice to the Expense Business Partner to support optimal accounting practices.

Candidate requirements:

• Experience in a similar role
• Ideally, experience from a large finance services or insurance company.
• Technical accounting skills including knowledge of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel.
• Ability to offer meaningful insights on reporting.
• Outstanding attention to detail.
• Stakeholder management.
• Ideally, you'll have knowledge of payroll and national insurance.

• Studying towards an accounting qualification e.g. CIMA, ACCA or ACA, OR a demonstratable work history in an accounting environment.