Senior Finance Analyst

Our client are defence and Aerospace company looking to grow their Finance teams.

The client are looking for a Senior Finance Analyst to build relationships with the Senior members of the team to lead forecasts, overheads, and headcounts. You will also be conducting monthly reports.

Experience working with Capex investments would be ideal for this role.

Working Patterns: This is a hybrid role with 1-2 days per week on site in either Essex or Glenrothes

• Build trusted Business Partnering relationships with senior leaders across multiple functions.
• Lead functional headcount, utilisation, and overhead forecasting for IBP, LRP, AOP, and monthly cycles.
• Standardise and improve forecasting and reporting processes across the organisation.
• Own functional plans and forecasts, driving delivery against annual targets and identifying cost optimisation opportunities.
• Prepare and support monthly SLT Rates Review Boards.
• Strengthen alignment between functions and the business by embedding tactical workload forecasting.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, metrics, SLAs, and service catalogues to enhance performance.
• Act as a key link between PM, BD, and Operations teams to support Manufacturing planning.
• Support the creation of zero based budgets and improved finance governance processes.
• Provide inputs to rate related Risks & Opportunities and support restructuring and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Support the implementation of new Finance systems and related processes.
• Support consolidated capital and change forecasts, ensuring delivery against annual financial plans.
• Contribute to UK asset capitalisation and depreciation forecasts.
• Develop business cases and produce ARs (Capex, Change, M&S) with supporting analysis.
• Support monthly SLT Investment Review Boards with clear AR performance reporting.
• Provide insights for SLT reviews of major capex and change initiatives.

• University degree or equivalent.
• Part qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA (ideally completed management level).
• 3+ years' experience in finance roles.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to distil detailed data into high level insights for senior audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure with an agile, solutions focused mindset.
• Strong planning skills and experience working collaboratively within teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including explaining financial concepts to non finance stakeholders.
• Strong communicator and networker with experience building relationships with senior and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to solve problems and deliver effective outcomes.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Strong systems skills, including SAP and Microsoft Office.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• Experience working in a programme environment and an understanding of long-term contract accounting.
• Experience negotiating and influencing effectively.
• Creative and entrepreneurial mindset, contributing innovative solutions that drive business value.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation.
• Understanding of project reporting methodologies, including EACs and EVMS.

• 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 Fridays whilst operating a ‘Hybrid Working Model’*.
• Canteen facilities are available in some sites.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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