Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a rapidly growing services group within an interesting sector to recruit a dynamic & ambitious Finance Analyst to work with their fast-paced finance team in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Reporting directly into the FP&A Manager, the role will support business partnering across a variety of departments, assisting with budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, along with reporting and process improvement. This is a unique & progressive Finance Analyst role where you can really develop & learn from experienced team members. The position is open to bright finance or business graduates who really want to fast-track their career in finance or CIMA/ACCA/ACA studiers looking to develop within a Finance Analyst role. The position will support study for a finance qualification with dedicated leave time, along with offering remote/office hybrid working of 2 days on-site, 3 days remote once settled in.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve being a lead finance contact for various departments across the group, acting as a business partner including workforce planning, working with departmental heads to ensure tight financial controls of expenditure. You will be responsible for the production of the finance KPI suite, support monthly/quarterly reviews, challenge budget holders on variances against forecasts, along with ensuring significant variances are reported. You will create business reports which provide the wider business with commercial information to aid decision-making, along with analysing financial/commercial trends to improve performance with the appropriate reporting. You will lead the budget/forecasting process for your areas of the business, undertake assessments on risks/opportunities, along with looking at the detail within the P&L performance. You will support the FP&A Manager & other team members when required with month-end schedules, preparation of management accounts packs, & ad-hoc projects/duties. Your duties will develop as you grow and progress through the business with the opportunity to take on more.

What you''ll need to succeed

To be considered for this fast-paced Finance Analyst role, you will be looking to develop a career within accounting, ideally a recent finance or business graduate who is a quick learner with ambition and drive. CIMA/ACCA/ACA students looking to transition into a Finance Analyst role will also be considered. You will have strong communication skills to partner internally at all levels, able to foster strong working relationships internally with cross-functional team members, along with being highly numerical with a keen eye for detail. Used to managing workloads to meet deadlines, key MS Excel skills & a quick learner seeking rapid career progression. You will not be afraid to challenge the status quo, contribute to process improvement & be comfortable using your own initiative. Experience dealing with complex & extensive data sets would be advantageous but not essential.

What you''ll get in return

This permanent Finance Analyst role offers a competitive salary dependable on experience, based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Remote/office hybrid working is offered once settled in (2 days on-site, 3 days remote), a study package for CIMA/ACCA with generous study leave time, contributed pension scheme, healthcare benefits, along with rapid career development. This is a unique opportunity where you can really develop working with a fast-paced & rapidly growing group, open to both Finance/Business graduates or CIMA/ACCA studiers looking to transition into a Finance Analyst role.

What you need to do now

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