Junior Financial Analyst

Location: London | Department: Finance | Employment type: Permanent

We’re looking for a Junior Financial Analyst to join us here at GWI. We are looking for someone ambitious and genuine, who has a good grasp of the basic accounting concepts and keen to work with stakeholders across the business to provide valuable financial insights to assist in their decision making. As a GWIer you’ll be immersed in the fast-moving world of data tech. We think big to make an impact, we think big, we’re not afraid to ask why and we always show respect. Those values are what got us where we are today, and they’re a big part of what we’re looking for in you.

About the job

As GWI grows we are looking for a new team member who is eager to learn and excited to form strong relationships with all areas across the business. You will be responsible for assisting in the budget and forecasting processes and partner with the business to monitor their spend on a monthly basis to ensure we stay on our budgeted path! This is a great opportunity for individuals who are interested in growing their financial analysis career and be assisted with further studies.

What you’ll be doing

Explain here in bullet points, what are the day to day objectives and key responsibilities of the role. Bullet point a few key areas and elaborate on each point clearly to add some interesting context.

• Updating of departments P&L with actuals on a monthly basis to enable accurate forecasting
• Assistance with quarterly re-forecasting and annual budgeting process
• Entering detail from department P&L’s into master reforecast/budget files
• Review data studios detail to ensure alignment with mgmt accounts and forecast/budget files
• Prepare and submit Budget and reforecast uploads to our BI team
• Ownership over department P&L’s
• Assist in month end analysis of the division’s performance against forecast and budget
• Assist in preparation of department business cases for additional funding project requests
• Help prepare reporting packs for various purposes and stakeholders
• Produce monthly headcount reports
• Assist in the implementation of budgeting software tool
• Assist in the formulation of department KPIs
• Other Ad hoc reporting

About you

First things first, as a disruptor in the global market research industry, we haven’t come this far without entrepreneurial spirit and a get-up-and-go attitude. So if you think we’ll see that in you, then you’re already halfway there. Here’s the rest of what we’d like you to bring to the table.

Technical

Think about the type of candidates you want to attract and use the JD here to sell the role to the candidates you really want to impress, not those you want to keep away from applying. This is not an exhaustive list, but 3 or 4 essential key areas you need from your hire. .

• Understanding of general accounting principles and confidence working with multi-currency entities
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (vlookup, sumifs, pivot tables etc.)
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to analyse large amounts of data and prepare in easily understandable formats for presentation to non-financial stakeholders

Competencies

These are the soft skills you need for the individual to succeed in their role. Ensure you explain why these competencies are needed. You should use these skills to shape your interview conversations. Consider biases and ensure you use inclusive language.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build effective business relationships
• Time management, you’ll have the ability to juggle multiple deadlines and be able to prioritise workload
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

Our benefits

Great benefits make a big difference. Not just to employees, but to the whole vibe of a business. That’s why when you work for us, you’ll enjoy a full spectrum of generous perks, rewards and office benefits – all in line with Covid-19 guidelines of course.

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• 25 days annual leave (prorated)
• Hybrid working, flexitime and a great work-life balance (don’t just take our word, check out Glassdoor)
• Allocated shares according to GWI’s share scheme
• Work from Anywhere policy
• A range of discounts and freebies
• LinkedIn Learning and ongoing Learning and Development opportunities
• Simplyhealth cash plan for everyday healthcare
• Auto-enroll pension plan with GWI matching up to 4%
• Cycle to work scheme and commuter season ticket loan
• Commit a working day to charity each year
• Early finishes on a Friday
• A well-stocked fridge, plenty of snacks (some healthy, some not so healthy)
• Regular social activities, including free online yoga and team outings

Who we are

GWI was founded with the knowledge that understanding your audience is really important for business. When you know who you’re speaking to and why, you can create content and campaigns that stand out to the people that matter.

Through our global online survey, we gather data on the behaviour and perceptions of consumers across the world. This provides businesses with deep, actionable insights on their audience, revealed from data they trust.

It’s been going well, too. Since launching in 2009, we’ve become one of the UK’s fastest growing target audience companies. We’re not about to stop growing any time soon. As a business, we’re on a mission to re-engineer data-driven marketing, and we’re on the lookout for talented people to join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

Imagine if our data came from just one kind of person. We’d get a very nuanced view of the world. And we definitely wouldn’t have got off the ground as a business.

We’re so lucky to live in a society where differences are celebrated – so we’d expect nothing else from our teams. In fact, the GWI office is as diverse as our global data, it’s really important to us that it stays that way. That means whatever your race, religion, sexual orientation or gender, this is a place to feel at home, express yourself freely and make your mark.

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