Job Description
Finance Analyst / Assistant Accountant (12-Months)
Location: Leicester 5 days in office
Duration: 12 Months
Are you looking to develop your finance career in a fast-paced and forward-thinking business?
We're looking for a Finance Analyst / Assistant Accountant to join an exciting business in a temporary role for c 12-months. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative finance function that plays a critical role within the wider business.
As part of the wider Finance team, you'll be providing valuable insight and building strong relationships both internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce accurate reporting and insightful analysis to support business decision-making.
- Review trends and outcomes, offering recommendations for process improvement.
- Support ongoing finance and systems projects, managing stakeholder expectations.
- Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to resolve invoice queries.
- Build strong business partnerships with key internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations as part of the month-end process.
- Collaborate with another team to ensure accuracy in reporting and invoicing.
What We're Looking For
- Highly motivated and professional, with a strong work ethic.
- Resilient and calm under pressure, able to manage a wide range of stakeholders including senior management.
- Positive about change and keen to support ongoing development and improvement.
- A true team player with a flexible, can-do approach.
Skills & Experience
- Ideally Part-qualified in finance or equivalent
- Previous experience in a similar finance role.
- Excellent attention to detail and high accuracy in reviewing and analysing data.
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills with strong excel experience
- Confident communicator
- Comfortable having challenging conversations with suppliers.
- A critical thinker who's not afraid to question processes and suggest improvements
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