Project Finance Analyst

🖋️Project Finance Analyst

📍Essex – this is a hybrid role with 2-3 days per week in the office. You will need to be able to start at 8.30am for daily calls.

⌚Permanent (37 hours per week)

💷£45,000-£55,000 per annum

Our client is looking for an experienced Finance Analyst to join their project team, focusing on project finance, forecasting and support for a Defence project.

You will ideally have experience within a Defence/Project environment and have excellent stakeholder engagement skills so that you can present back to the client.

CIMA or ACCA qualification is preferred.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing high quality, accurate and actionable financial analysis for a key Defence project.
• Provide monthly forecasting and variance analysis.
• Collaborate with UK and Global teams to support the achievement of all metrics (bookings, sales, profit, cash).
• Establish annual and five year plan targets.
• Provide quarterly estimation reporting.
• Support new business proposals and bids.
• Provide information for Gate Reviews including pricing and basis-of-estimate generation.
• Provide financial insight to support the business risk and opportunities process.
• Present back analysis and forecasting reports to key stakeholders.

Key Skills:

• CIMA or ACCA qualified.
• Defence or Project experience is ideal.
• 5 years experience within a finance/accounting role.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, analytical and detail orientated.
• Experience with forecasting and budgeting.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday (increasing to 27 days) + statutory public holidays.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’.
• Flexible Benefits scheme.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• 37hr standard working week, with an early finish on Friday.
• Canteen facilities.