We are recruiting a Finance Analyst to partner with our IT Team.
Are you a proactive, analytically-minded finance professional ready to drive value and challenge spending within a dynamic IT function? We are seeking an enthusiastic Finance Analyst to monitor, control, and challenge IT expenditure, while actively business partnering with the IT team and supporting critical IT investment business cases.
If you are a fast learner with a keen eye for detail and strong data analysis skills, this is an excellent opportunity to gain broad exposure and build strong stakeholder relationships across Finance and Non-Finance teams.
What You'll Be Doing
This role sits at the heart of our IT financial controls and provides essential insight into performance and investment.
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Financial Control & Reporting: Complete the monthly close process, including posting journals, investigating issues, reconciling the P&L and balance sheet accounts, and capitalising completed projects.
- Performance Analysis: Prepare insightful summaries of period and YTD performance for management accounts and monthly updates to the Head of Products.
- Business Partnering: Proactively engage with the IT team to support budgeting and forecasting processes for all opex and capex costs.
- Investment Support: Work closely with stakeholders to understand IT investment business cases and ensure the correct financial treatment of all associated costs.
- Ad Hoc Challenge: Conduct ad hoc analysis on IT BAU and Project expenditure, allowing the Finance team to appropriately challenge the business.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships across the business to drive a wider understanding of how IT integrates and impacts overall business performance.
What You'll Need
- Qualifications: Part-Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) and A-Level qualifications in science or mathematics-based subjects.
- Skills: Strong data analysis and proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets. Must be hard-working, detail-oriented, a fast learner, enthusiastic, inquisitive, and proactive, with strong communication skills.
- Well-organised, flexible, and capable of providing drive and passion to the role while thriving in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Attributes:
- Experience: 1-2 years of proven Finance Analyst experience.
- Qualifications: Degree-level qualification in science or mathematics-based subjects.
- Skills: Demonstrated ability to draw actionable conclusions and insight from complex data analysis.
