Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Bedfordshire

Brief

• Compilation and review of budgets using actual performance, previous budget figures, estimated revenue, expense reports, and other data sources to control funds and provide for proper financial administration.
• Coordinating multiple financial cost analyses functions, including cost allocation, setting up cost control systems, collecting data, controlling costs and preparing reports that maintain the company's cost accounting system.
• Ensuring that costs are allocated according to established procedures.
• Support of formal reporting to Corporate headquarters for both long term and short term financial planning.
• Analysis of financial information and preparation of financial reports.
• Supporting project completion on schedule following established procedures, schedules, and work plans.
• Assisting in the preparation of the monthly/quarterly financial charts.
• Labour analysis and detailed breakdowns of booking levels, demand analysis and spend profiles to ensure staffing levels are in line with programme need and site-wide resource availability
• Assisting the program team and financial management in monitoring and tracking program expenditures and earned value management (EVM) performance, highlight issues/concerns/trends to the program team, and ensure that program financial commitments are met.
• Interacting with a variety of program and financial management personnel and ensure conformance with company and program processes and procedures.
• Perform key month-end reporting tasks such as: cost transfer journals, supplier advances, accruals, new order recognition, cash reconciliation, revenue recognition, OSEC reporting
• Support and completion of monthly cost certificates to facilitate T&M billing to customer base.

What the role entails:

Some of the main duties of the Finance Analyst will include:

• Professional qualification (finalist or recently qualified) CIMA, ACCA, ACA (or equivalent) plus industry experience experience.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills - liaison/interaction with programme personnel at a senior management level.
• Highly proficient Microsoft Excel modelling skills.

What experience you need to be the successful Finance Analyst:

• Knowledge of Enterprise Application Software - SAP preferred.
• Previous Financial and/or business management experience in large scale development/manufacturing programs.
• Ability to think critically and perform basic business functions including application of cost analysis and cost management principles.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks/priorities simultaneously
• Ability to work without appreciable direction.
• Knowledge of Earned Value Management, including processes and procedures would be beneficial but not essential.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Analyst to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

If you are interested in applying for this Finance Analyst position you must eligible for UK security clearance up to SC level.

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