Highways England Hiring for Finance Analyst Job at Birmingham, England Full Time

Finance Analyst

Your new role

Here at Highways England, we currently have an opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join our team in our Birmingham office. Within this role, you will provide support and financial advice to business in various regions on finance and performance reporting issues.

What you’ll be leading on:

• Provide support and financial advice to the business on lands accounting and liabilities and performance reporting issues.

• Review and submit monthly general ledger journals required to manage financial adjustments identified by the business. Ensure accurate and timely production of the monthly finance expenditure and operating report.

• Undertake a thorough monthly reconciliation and a detailed review of regional balance sheet liabilities, lands liabilities and obtain and provide confirmation that key returns such as losses and asset databases are complete and accurate.

• Ensure compliance with the procedures, including assurance that appropriate regional reports are in place and regional teams are fully aware of the guidance.

• Act as the main point of contact for financial advice and governance, bringing any relevant financial issue to the attention of the Central Finance Manager.

• Build and maintain effective and collaborative relationships with staff, supply chain and other stakeholders at all levels across the business area.

To be successful

• Finance, governance and commercial experience, and part qualified accountant (CCAB) or AAT qualified.
• Knowledge and experience of using industry standards accounting systems, and working knowledge of MS Office components, especially creating and using complex spreadsheets.
• Strong track record of delivering outcomes and achievements in a customer and delivery focused organisation, working as part of a team.
• Customer service skills.
• Ability to assimilate and convey complex and challenging financial information to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to engage effectively with staff at all levels and with different technical understanding.
• Ability to prioritise to meet tight deadlines and deliver at pace.
• Good communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and explain financial matters.

A bit about us

There’s never been a better time to join our Finance and Business Services Directorate. Our directorate is responsible for managing the company’s finances, overall governance, assurance and risk management, managing the company’s large and dispersed estate, processing damages claims and the operation of the Dart Charge facility. A lot of what we do is like oil in the organisational machinery. We make the business work more smoothly and we help everyone to do their jobs better. Our vision is to work through partnership and collaboration to secure better outcomes for the company.

Want to know more?

Take a look at the role profile to find out more.

Why you should join us

At Highways England we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation

And finally

And finally, we reserve the right to close before the advertised closing date, so we recommend completing your application as soon as possible.