Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Your new company
This public sector organisation based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Your new role
Job Purpose:
To provide accurate divisional financial information and advice to a range of budget-holders, enabling robust financial control and optimal decision-making.
Main Duties and Responsibilities

Production of timely, accurate and reliable financial information in line with financial procedures and timetables through completion of your own work and liaison with others.

Establish effective working relationships with budget holders, ensuring understanding of financial issues pertinent to their services and assisting them with often complex finance queries

Supporting the Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) in budget-setting and maintenance of a defined, large portfolio of services, relating to one or more Divisions

Support Cost and Income Improvement Programme (CIIP) reporting for a defined portfolio of services

What you'll need to succeed

• GCSE or equivalent/higher standard in English and Maths
• CCAB/CIMA qualified/part qualified or equivalent experience commensurate with role
• Experience of working in a finance team
• Experience of working with financial systems and processes
• Demonstrate experience in the analysis and assessment of financial and non-financial data
• Good knowledge of MS word including formatting, tracking changes, inserting objects
• Very good working knowledge of Excel, including the ability to create/design new financial spreadsheets, using common Excel functions (e.g. formatting, pivot tables, data filters, count, concatenate, sum, sumif, and vlookup)
• Good analytical skills and ability to analyse and interpret data
• Very good standards of numerical, written and oral communication
• Ability to communicate complex financial issues to non-financial personnel
  
  What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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