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Salary: Up to £60,000
Location: North Herts
Working Pattern: 4 days in office

An established business is looking for a Financial Analyst to join its finance function, providing analysis and insight to support financial planning and business performance.

This is a commercially focused role covering budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial modelling, alongside significant involvement in developing reporting systems and improving how financial data is used across the business.

You’ll work with stakeholders across Finance, Operations and other business areas, helping turn financial and operational data into meaningful insight and supporting better decision-making.

The Role
Analysing monthly financial performance, trends and key business metrics
Supporting scenario modelling and longer-term financial planning
Analysing profitability, costs, capital expenditure and other commercial drivers
Identifying financial risks and opportunities and communicating findings to stakeholders
Supporting the development and implementation of new planning and reporting systems
Improving budgeting, forecasting and reporting processes
Supporting data migration, validation and testing as part of wider systems projects
Supporting cross-company and intercompany reporting and analysis
Identifying opportunities to automate reporting and reduce manual processes
Supporting wider finance transformation and ad hoc commercial projects

About You
Experience within Financial Analysis, FP&A, Management Accounting or a similar commercially focused finance role
Strong budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis experience
Confident building and maintaining financial models
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data
Advanced Excel skills
Experience with ERP, budgeting or financial planning systems would be beneficial
Systems implementation or finance transformation exposure would be advantageous
Strong communication skills and confidence working with finance and non-finance stakeholders
Commercial mindset with an interest in understanding the drivers behind business performance

This is a strong opportunity for someone looking for a broad analytical role combining traditional FP&A with systems, reporting and finance transformation exposure.