Finance Analyst

Location Dartford
Salary £43k - £47k DOE
Contract Permanent
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A fast‑growing, highly respected organisation is seeking a commercially minded Finance Analyst to join its finance team. This role offers the opportunity to operate in a true finance business partnering capacity, working closely with operational and procurement stakeholders to deliver insight, challenge and improved decision‑making.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Acting as a finance business partner to internal teams, providing insight and constructive challenge
  • Ownership of dashboards, delivering monthly variance analysis with clear commentary and actions
  • Developing and improving reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and business relevance
  • Supporting weekly and monthly financial reporting, highlighting risks and opportunities
  • Managing cost forecasts, including 3‑month and full‑year projections
  • Playing a key role in budgets, reforecasts and year‑end activities
  • Supporting pricing and cost increase recommendations with robust assumptions
  • Contributing to cross‑functional reporting and finance improvement projects
  • Supporting the development of reporting tools, including Power BI
  • Ensuring strong financial controls and compliance with company policies

Ideal Candidate:

·       This role would suit someone with a strong analytical mindset who enjoys working closely with non‑finance stakeholders.

  • Experience in a commercial finance, cost, margin or operational finance role
  • Part‑qualification (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) or actively studying
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to turn data into insight
  • Confidence presenting and explaining financial information to non‑finance teams
  • Advanced Excel skills (Power BI experience desirable)
  • Excellent organisation and time‑management skills

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Consultant

Kate Porter

Associate Director