An excellent opportunity has arisen to work for our well established client in the outskirts of Reading as a Commercial Finance Analyst.
Your role:
- Maintain complex financial models.
- Collaborate with multiple departments to gather necessary data and insights for model accuracy.
- Working with Excel based Financial Models to aid in business expansion projects.
- Provide scenario analysis and advise on financial risks, opportunities, and impact of business strategies.
- Present complex financial information in a clear and concise manner.
- Aid in Financial Reporting of long-term contracts both internally and externally.
- Engage in bid pricing and investment appraisal. Reviewing Commercial performance of new and existing contracts.
- Variation of contracts, update financial models in accordance with the revised business plans / variations negotiated with the client - to improve project profitability and meet client requirements
- Ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial models and other financial reports and identifying and resolving any discrepancies or errors.
The person:
- Proven experience working in a financial role which has a commercial focus. Minimum of 2-4 years of experience.
- Must be Excel proficient - Advance Excel user (comfortable with Excel Formulas and Functions and working with Financial Models is a plus).
- Comfortable around Excel spreadsheet creation, manipulation (and any other modelling tools).
- Experience of discounted cash flow analysis skills and use of key cash-based metrics including IRR, NPV, discounted payback period and return on investment.
- Numerical, mathematical, inquisitive, logical mind.
- Ability to be curious and question assumptions.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
- Works well in a pressured environment.
- Knowledge of Financial Principles: Understanding of basic accounting, finance, and economic principles.
- Ability to present complex data and analysis in a high impact visual manner to senior stakeholders, drawing out the key messages and findings.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension
- Private Healthcare
- Employee assistance programme
- Electric car scheme
For more information, please contact Sharon Tanner or Chloe Bennett on