Financial Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Analyst to join a growing organisation. This is a hands-on role with responsibility for delivering high-quality client and business reporting, performance analysis and commercial insight, while managing and developing a small reporting team.

The ideal candidate will be a newly qualified accountant looking for a role that combines finance, data, reporting and stakeholder management.

This role operates within a fast-paced, service-led operational environment, so reporting will cover both financial and operational performance, including metrics such as service levels, utilisation, productivity and resource performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own the preparation and delivery of accurate, timely client, financial and business performance reporting.
• Analyse financial and operational performance, including metrics such as utilisation, productivity, service levels and resource performance, identifying key trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Work closely with Finance, Operations, Commercial and senior leadership to understand reporting requirements and translate data into meaningful business insight.
• Support margin analysis, pricing, contract performance, forecasting and commercial decision-making through accurate reporting and analysis.
• Develop and maintain reporting packs and dashboards, primarily using advanced Excel and Success KPI, with exposure to Power BI and other BI tools advantageous.
• Consolidate and analyse large datasets from multiple systems, ensuring strong data accuracy, controls and consistency.
• Produce clear commentary explaining performance, key movements and the commercial implications behind the numbers.
• Support client reviews, QBRs, renewals and commercial discussions with data-backed analysis.
• Manage and develop two Reporting Analysts, reviewing outputs and ensuring high standards of accuracy, quality and presentation.
• Improve and automate recurring reporting processes, reducing manual activity and creating scalable reporting templates.
• Partner with stakeholders to challenge unclear or low-value reporting requests and ensure reporting activity is aligned with business and commercial priorities.
• Respond to ad-hoc reporting requests from Operations, often requiring a fast, practical turnaround.

Key Requirements:

• Newly Qualified Accountant
• Strong experience within finance, management reporting, commercial analysis, business intelligence or performance reporting.
• Excellent financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to understand margin, pricing, contract performance and key business drivers.
• Advanced Excel skills are essential, including the ability to manipulate, analyse and present large volumes of data.
• Experience producing management reports, dashboards, KPI packs, variance analysis and meaningful performance commentary.
• Power BI, SQL or similar reporting/data tools would be advantageous.
• Comfortable learning a new bespoke platform quickly, prior exposure to their specific system isn't required but the ability to build understanding fast is essential
• Strong data-quality and reporting-control mindset with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience managing or mentoring analysts would be beneficial.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills with the confidence to work across Finance, Operations, Commercial and senior leadership teams.
• Ability to communicate complex financial and operational information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude or similar to improve reporting and analytical processes would be advantageous.