Finance Analyst

Job Title: Commercial Finance Analyst

Pay Bracket: £40,000 - £55,000 Negotiable DOE

Benefits: Group finance function exposure, private equity backed, 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension scheme, free parking on site, hybrid working options, study support for PQ onwards

This is an exclusive opportunity with Four Recruitment to work within a group finance function alongside a dynamic Group FC and FD. This role will offer excellent exposure to working in a private equity backed business, planning to increase their turnover by 60% in the next 2 years.

This role is a technical position offering a blend of month end, financial analysis and driving transactional finance improvements. An ideal person for this role will be someone with excellent ability within Excel and someone with a strong desire to drive continual business improvements. With this in mind, we are looking for an ambitious person with a commercial and analytical mindset.

This role will offer autonomy and collaboration with strong communication between internal team members and staff of non-finance backgrounds being key. Business partnering exposure or an interest in this is also ideal. There is the option to be based from either the Bolton HQ or in the Rochdale site and there will also be opportunities to travel to other sites within the country on a quarterly basis. We are open to a range of qualification level, with personality and team fit being a key driver - Looking PQ to newly qualified. If studying, you can expect to be fully qualified within 2 years, with future progression opportunities within the group.

Your main roles and responsibilities:

• Intercompany monthly reconciliations
• Weekly reporting for the board including flash reporting
• Forecasting profit and loss
• Cashflow forecasting
• Managing and preparing group consolidated accounts
• Management of central overhead cost and accounts
• VAT returns
• Excel modelling
• Assisting in migration to a new ERP system
• Implementing improvements to transactional processing

The ideal candidate will have:

A good fit for this position will be someone who is ambitious and always looking to learn. We are looking for someone who is sharp with close attention to detail and commitment to their professional development. There are lots of L&D opportunities within this role and we are looking for someone who will seize them!

• Minimum experience of 2 years within a role of a similar level
• Strong ability within Excel - confident in formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups, and building reports, macros knowledge is advantageous
• Exposure to an ERP system is highly advantageous but not essential
• A friendly personality to work well within a larger group function
• Confidence in working independently and adapting quickly
• A strong academic background - Part-Qualified / Finalist / Newly Qualified

You'll benefit from:

• Autonomy and collaboration - being able to implement new procedures and driving system improvements
• Exposure to private equity
• Modern working environment with free parking on site
• Early Friday finishes at lunchtime each week
• Flexible working - the option to work from home 1-2 days a week
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Full study support whether ACCA / CIMA - inc. materials paid for if still studying

Don't tick every box?

We encourage candidates to push themselves and to go for it! Whilst you might not meet all the criteria we're looking for, there are plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.

We also have additional vacancies like this one at a more junior and senior level, if you're not suitable for this position, we might have others that you'd like to hear about! Nothing ventured is nothing gained.

For immediate consideration please submit an updated CV to this advert, the client is happy to wait if the right person has a notice period.

What's next?

Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a registration with Victoria ahead of submitting your CV to the client. We will have a good chat regarding your career and how we can help.

The interview stage is flexible to your needs and will likely be 2 stages. We're happy to facilitate out of hours too!