Finance Business Analyst

Venn Group is excited to be partnered with a leading media corporation to recruit a Finance Business Analyst for a 6 month interim contract. This exciting opportunity offers the chance to work within a dynamic environment, supporting the Actuals and Reporting function and overseeing period and year-end close processes.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Manage the relationship with the service provider to ensure accurate and timely delivery of monthly accounting tasks, maintaining robust financial data for period and year-end closures
• Provide analysis, interpretation, and variance commentary for results
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Support in producing monthly data for consolidated submissions and periodic performance reports
• Track actual spend against forecast and guide the adoption of new self-service tools
• Contribute to rolling cashflow forecasts
• Act as a subject matter expert for financial systems supporting actuals reporting, sharing best practices globally
• Continuously review and improve business processes and systems
• Manage transitions of outsourced tasks to the service provider, ensuring knowledge transfer and workflow simplification
• Provide ad hoc analysis and support business activities and projects
• Uphold and enhance financial controls and accounting policies

Ideal candidate profile:

• Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Experience in financial and management accounting, preferably within a multinational organisation
• Proven experience in financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering
• Proficiency in systems such as SAP S/4HANA and BPC, and Advanced Excel

Agency reference number: J85693

Location: London

Duration: 6 months, subject to further extension

Pay rate: £400-425 per day (paid via an Umbrella company)

Working hours: Full time

Working pattern: Hybrid (2-3 days per week in the office)

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.