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Senior Finance Analyst - Engineering & Transportation Business
6 Month Contract
Day Rate: £400 - £500
This is a fantastic opportunity to join aleading engineering and transportation businesswith a great reputation across the UK.
We are looking for awell-rounded FP&A professionalwith a solid understanding of thethree key financial statements: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow.
To succeed in this role, you must haveexperience in cash flow and balance sheet analysis, as you will be leading forecasting for both. A strong CAPEX backgroundis essential, along withsound knowledge of IFRS 16.
Role:
- Develop and maintain a weekly 12-month rolling direct cash flow forecast model and process.
- Create and manage a working capital and balance sheet model for planning and forecasting.
- Provide monthly variance analysis for balance sheet and cashflow
- Provide insightful analysis on cash flow and working capital movements, and report any changes
- Develop reporting and analysis of CapEx, with a strong focus on electrification of Bus fleet and electrical Infrastructure, Land & Buildings, Refurb and Plant & Equipment to name a few
- Work closely with Asset Accountant on Bus financing, providing scenario analysis on capitalising vs. leasing of our Buses
- Ownership of IFRS16 leasing and rolling stock depreciation of all Buses for 3Y CP and forecast
- EV contract maintenance costs to feed into planning
- Lead improvements in TM1 data hygiene and work across the FP&A and management accounts teams.
- Collaborate with Management Accounts to analyse period-end performance at the company, garage, and route levels against forecast and budget.
- Provide variance analysis and simple narratives to explain period results, identifying and following up on specific issues, proposing corrective actions when necessary.
Profile:
- Qualified Accountant
- Strong Power Query skills are highly desirable.
- Proven experience with cash flow and working capital management.
- Experience with IFRS 16 and IAS 17 (leases) is desirable.
- Experience delivering change and improving existing systems and processes.
- Experience in financial tendering, bids, and post-evaluation is advantageous.
