We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Analyst to be the bridge between finance and IT within a fantastic professional services business with offices in central Bristol. Working closely with the IT leadership team, finance colleagues and key stakeholders across the business, you will help manage budgets, monitor expenditure and provide insightful analysis to support informed decision-making. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of finance, technology and business operations.Key responsibilities will be to support the preparation, management and ongoing monitoring of the IT divisions annual budget and forecasts. Analyse actual expenditure against budget, running costs, contract costs, identifying variances, trends and areas requiring attention along with producing clear and insightful monthly management reports for IT and senior finance stakeholders. You''ll partner with the IT budget holders to understand spending, challenge assumptions and support effective financial management as well as track IT operating costs, technology investments, projects and supplier spend. Critically within this role you''ll assist with forecasting and scenario modelling to assess the financial impact of business and technology decisions and support month-end activities, including accruals, reconciliations and reporting.You will be an analytical and collaborative finance professional who is deadline focused and who can translate financial ..... full job details .....