Financial Analyst

Robert Half is partnering with a leading industry leader to find a strategic Finance Analyst to build a powerful financial analysis function within their business. In this role, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting project managers, optimising project profitability, and driving strong financial performance across the group.Competitive Compensation & FlexibilityThis role offers a competitive base salary up to £45K, along with a desirable work-life balance thanks to hybrid working, flexible start/finish times, and even on-site parking.What You'll DoChampion Project Profitability: Develop innovative processes to identify and address project overruns, minimise out-of-scope work, and analyse task-level efficiency to ensure projects stay on budget.Sharpen Your Commercial Acumen: Work closely with the commercial team to understand pricing models, identify areas for margin improvement, and create a continuous cost review process.Lead with Data-Driven Insights: Build a robust set of financial and operational metrics to give leadership a clear view of project, department, and group performance.Drive Strategic Decision Making: Prepare key inputs and outputs for annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, leading monthly finance reviews to analyse financial health and operational challenges.Embrace Automation: Partner with the wider business to identify opportunities for automating and streamlining manual reporting, enabling faster access to valuable data.Project Management Expertise: Play a key role in implementing the Project module of Microsoft Dynamics.Who You AreA strategic thinker with a passion for uncovering insights that drive business performance.An experienced Finance Analyst with a proven track record of partnering with business leaders.A data whiz with strong analytical and advanced Excel skills (formulas, data manipulation, reporting).A champion of process improvement and change management with excellent presentation and communication skills.Ready to Make a Real Impact? Apply Today!This version uses stronger action verbs and emphasises the impact the candidate will have on project profitability and overall financial performance. It also highlights the strategic and data-driven nature of the role and combines information about work-life balance with the salary details.Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.