Broster Buchanan Hiring for Finance Analyst Job at London, England Full Time

As a Finance Analyst you will analyse operational and financial data, help build databases and prepare reports for senior management. You will work with colleagues in Finance to produce forecasts and assist with budgeting and will sometimes liaise with other stakeholders across the business.

The successful candidate will be a financial analyst looking to join a high growth company and contribute from day one. You should have experience of analysing a variety of financial data with an accountancy background or education.

You will spend a lot of your time analyzing data, building dashboards, cleaning up raw sets of data, and providing insights. You will be required to understand all IT systems used in the company, with the ability to extract data when needed. You may be asked to analyze data quickly and provide structured insights. You may also have the opportunity to take the lead on some projects.

You will be reporting directly to the Head of FP&A.

Experience / Qualifications

• Degree in Finance or related field with a quantitative element.
• Experience and confidence using Excel
• Knowledge and working familiarity of accounting and taxation
• Experience working as a financial analyst
• Experience using other report building tools is beneficial
• Analytical mind
• Problem-solving aptitude
• Good communication skills
• Programming experience not necessary, but may be beneficial (SQL)

Objectives of this Role

• Monitor business performance
• Assist with the budgeting process
• Improve and develop reports to improve management visibility
• Contribute to the monitoring of variances and identify trends
• Develop forecast models with sound and credible assumptions
• Use sound financial acumen when interpreting data
• Support colleagues by summarising data and providing business insights
• Work directly with the Head of FP&A with various planning exercises, such as
• Assist and take ownership for trend analysis related to cost of sales
• Convert data into understandable statistics, KPIs or a dashboard