Senior Finance Analyst

Robert Half are excited to be partnering with one of Bristol's leading employers to recruit a Senior Finance Analyst to start in the new year.

Duration: 12 month FTC

Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum

Start date: Ideally January

Working pattern: 3 days on site (North Bristol) 2 remote.

Responsibilities to include:

• Provide financial support and insights to management to enable informed decision-making.
• Support full-cycle project accounting, including proposal development, execution, and closure.
• Collaborate on financial Estimates at Completion and present findings to senior leadership.
• Analyse performance, address cost variances, and develop mitigation plans.
• Extract data, compile performance reports, and assist with variance analysis.
• Manage monthly and quarterly financial forecasting for designated business areas and projects.
• Assess risks and opportunities, supporting the development and implementation of mitigation plans to drive profitability.
• Analyse programme performance, including progress to plan, performance taken, and financial impacts on orders, revenue, earnings, and cash flow.
• Provide strategic financial analysis and recommendations to support business decisions.
• Contribute to standardisation and consistency across financial analysis practices.
• Develop performance metrics and management information for use by leadership.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Experience as a finance business partner to operational leaders.
• Self-motivated with the ability to establish required reporting processes.
• Strong business acumen and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver business results and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and other IT tools.
• Qualified accountant with a background in finance.

For more information or to apply, please reach out to Ben Williams or Hannah Curnow on or apply directly to this advert.

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