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Financial Analyst

Staffordshire - On site

Up to £45,000

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established, multi-site business supplying specialist products and services to a niche B2B sector, for an experienced Financial Analyst to join their finance team in Staffordshire.

This is a great opportunity for a part-qualified CIMA/ACCA candidate looking for a dual-purpose role that blends management accounting with hands-on financial analysis, data manipulation, and reporting across multiple business units.

What you'll be doing:

• Preparing management accounts, commentary, KPIs and variance analysis for board review
• Site-level and business unit reporting
• Margin reporting and analysis
• Supporting the annual budget and reforecasting process
• Assisting with year-end audit
• Producing and analysing financial, sales, purchasing, stock and operational data
• Identifying trends, patterns, risks and opportunities within large datasets
• Building and maintaining Excel/Power BI reports, charts, and dashboards (sales, margin, operations)
• Providing analytical support to operational teams on stocktake, purchasing, and cost variances
• Liaising with operational teams, suppliers, and customers to verify information and resolve queries
• Identifying opportunities to improve data quality, reporting processes, and efficiency
• Supporting continuous improvement of current processes
• Handling ad hoc reporting and data analysis requests

What we're looking for:

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA
• Solid bookkeeping and accounting skills
• Experience with an ERP/accounting system (e.g. Sage) is advantageous
• Advanced Excel skills (Power Query, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP)
• Power BI skills - dashboard design and reporting
• SQL experience is advantageous
• Strong communication skills, both telephone and interpersonal

Interested? Apply now or get in touch to find out more about this role and our client.

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Role:

Our client is looking for immediate, temporary, Finance Analyst to assist them for 3 months. You be will be responsible for following duties:

• Support production of monthly CFO, bank and Business Unit reporting packs
• Prepare Business Unit actual vs forecast analysis
• Produce Group cost centre reporting
• Support month-end performance commentary and variance analysis
• Investigate and resolve reporting discrepancies across multiple data sources Planning & Forecasting
• Support monthly cash flow forecasting process
• Assist with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting cycles
• Prepare consolidated budget submissions and scenario analysis
• Support Capex prioritisation and investment reporting Financial Modelling Maintain and update key FP&A models including: Cash flow forecasts, Banking and covenant reporting models and Budget consolidation models
• Sales pipeline and backlog reporting
• Business performance analysis models
• Work closely with Group Finance, Business Unit Finance teams and senior stakeholders
• Present analysis clearly and confidently to finance and non-finance audiences
• Take ownership of reporting deliverables and proactively identify issues and opportunities

Profile:

The successful, temporary FP&A Analyst will have strong excel skills and have experience updating models. You will need to have 3+ years within a similar FP&A position.

You must be immediate or 1 weeks notice to be considered for this role.

Client:

Our client are a fast growing energy business based in London. You will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Salary & Benefits:

The temporary Finance Analyst role will be paying circa £275 - £300 per day, dependant on experience.

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