Senior Finance analyst

Senior Finance Analyst
Salary: £40,000 - £43,000
Location: working from home but located within a commutable distance to our Head Office in Aldershot, Hampshire

This is a Full time permanent role working Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week based from home with the ability to travel to our Head Office in Aldershot, Hampshire when required. For the first 6-months you will be required to work from our Head Office 2-3 times per week whilst getting to grips with the role with the view to mainly work from home once settled in the role.

As a Senior Finance Analyst you will account for costs and revenues of approximately $20m a year, across several vendors, customer accounts and processes, and support business operations with financial analysis and insight at both UK&I and EMEA level.

As a Senior Finance Analyst your key responsibilities will include:
* Providing business partner support to operational managers at multiple levels, acting as a trusted finance expert and adviser
* Holding regular finance reviews and presenting on financial performance
* Working with operational managers to ensure appropriate profitability of customer accounts in your area of responsibility is maintained
* Being part of the EMEA internal "Business Intelligence" extended team - cross departmental company community
* Providing deep analysis of Business KPI's and presenting results to senior managers
* Looking at non-financial metrics and business data at both UKI and European level, trend analysis and working with other departments to understand what's driving results and how that could impact financial performance
* Supporting the EMEA FP&A Lead analyst on a number of European reporting tasks and processes and providing backup on reporting results up through the wider Corporation
* Act as Finance Lead and SME on various finance and business projects as allocated by the UK&I Finance Manager, ensuring project objectives are met on time
* Act as the deputy for the UK&I Finance Manager, providing critical and trusted support

What we are looking for:
* Minimum part qualified CIMA/ACCA or equivalent, with drive to continue studies
* Proven record of providing financial analysis and recommendations, data gathering and supporting business managers in improving company's performance
* Ability to build relationships both face to face and remotely
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management
* Excellent attention to detail, time management and organisational skills
* Good working knowledge of MS Excel, including pivot tables, vlookups and ability to write formulas
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
* Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle to enable you to travel to our Head Office in Aldershot, Hampshire when required

Desirable skills/qualifications:
* 4-5 years of experience in accounting/finance, some with financial analysis
* Advanced MS Excel skills, such as ability to write VBA/macros in MS Excel would be a advantageous
* Experience in modern analytical tools such as Tableau or Power BI is advantageous (or the ability to pick up such tools quickly)
* Experience in using SAP, or other ERP system
* Experience in dealing with large amounts of data

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