Finance Analyst

#BelongWithUs Come and join us as a customer focused and results driven Finance Analyst and be part of a hugely successful and friendly team.The Role: As a Finance Analyst,  you’ll play an important part in the finance team.  At City Plumbing, we have a long history of providing our Finance Analysts with funding and incentives to complete their Finance qualifications, with countless examples of Finance Analysts progressing into more Senior roles within our Finance team.This could be YOU!Key Responsibilities Record and monitor approvals and charges, accurately processing prepayments and accruals for contracts on a monthly basis.Assist the Finance BP in forecasting and budgeting cost lines.Liaise on an ongoing basis with the Leadership teams to understand the profile of contracts - new, expiring, and renewals.Assist the Finance BP in the monitoring of spend Assisting the Finance partner covering Mercury with transaction and purchase ledger downloads.Perform other ad hoc duties as and when requiredThis is a hybrid-based opportunity with true flexibility to work from home, but you should be within commutable distance of our newly refurbished offices in Crick, NorthamptonshireYou: You’ll live and breathe our Customer First ethos, with an innovative and agile approach to problem-solving.  You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with the wider Finance team and you’ll thrive on delivering excellent support to the wider team.Skills and competencies Part Qualified or with a view to start the equivalent (think ACCA/CIMA/ACA). We provide study support and incentives!Experience working within a Finance support role (purchase ledger experience in particular).Analytically-minded with experience of, or desire to, work alongside senior stakeholders.Commercial experience in financial modelling (reporting, budgets, month-end etc). Strong communication and presentation skills, with excellent time-management.You’ll have an analytical mind and be someone who enjoys working alongside senior stakeholders, by showing your initiative and desire to find solutions to problems.It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: ACCA, CIMA, ACA, Assistant Management Accountant, Building Products, Construction, Finance Assistant, Finance BP, Finance Graduate, Finance Manager, Financial Analyst, Google Sheets, IT Finance, Junior Finance Analyst, Purchase LedgerUs: From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.Benefits Package and Cultural Environment: BonusDiscounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailersLife assuranceExtended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and moreMental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each otherComplete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages developmentFinancial education and loansFlexible working optionsA business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true selfAnd more!#BelongWithUs We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.