Financial Analyst

Hybrid

Southampton, United Kingdom

£ 45,000 / year

Freelance

11-03-2025

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Job Specifications

Financial Analyst | Investment Management Firm | £40-45,000 12m FTC | Southampton and 2/3 days in office

A highly reputable, listed Wealth and Investment Management firm are looking Finance Analyst on a 12-month FTC. The company has over £100 billion of assets under management/administration and a network of offices around the UK.

Reporting to a Senior Finance Manager, the main purpose of this role is to provide meaningful reporting and analysis of the change management program.

Your Role
Preparing the cost reporting and analysis for the change and project teams.
Working with stakeholders to provide analytical insight including planning & forecasting numbers.
Improving the management information packs for the Board.
Performing financial analysis of future projects.
Working closely with the finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
Preparing the annual budgets and forecasts including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow analysis.

Your Skills and Qualifications
Ideally a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong cost management reporting and analysis experience.
First-class interpersonal skills for communicating with senior management and external stakeholders.
Excellent systems and data visualization skills including MS Excel.
Immediately available/ short notice period

This is a great opportunity so if you have relevant experience, fit the above criteria and are looking for an exciting, rewarding, and challenging new role, please apply today.

We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to and we are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.

At Trace, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and believe that, in any business, it is imperative that all members of staff feel appreciated and respected in their roles.

About the Company

Established in 2010, we are an accountancy and finance recruitment consultancy with offices in London and Reading. We are experts in accountancy, and our consultants are industry specialists across Industry & Commerce, Financial Services and Not-for-Profit. We have the capability to deliver traditional permanent recruitment, interim and contract assignments, or executive search and multi-vacancy retainers. We are market leaders with a widely experienced leadership team and carefully trained and developed consultants at ev... Know more

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