Rutherford Briant Recruitment
Financial Analyst

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Are you looking for a Financial Analyst role where you can move beyond month-end reporting and build a career in business partnering, forecasting and commercial analysis?
We are partnering with a growing business in Colchester who are looking to add a Financial Analyst to their finance team. This is an exciting opportunity for a CIMA, ACCA or ACA studier, finalist or newly qualified accountant who wants to work closely with finance leaders and wider business stakeholders to provide meaningful insight and improve decision-making.
Responsibilities:
- Analyse consolidated accounts and provide insight into financial performance
- Business partner with functional finance leaders and non-finance managers
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
- Help stakeholders understand the numbers behind business performance
- Prepare financial analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities
- Work with large data sets to improve reporting and management information
- Support the development of Power BI reporting and dashboards
- Contribute to process improvements across financial reporting and analysis
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Requirements:
The ideal candidate will need:
- CIMA, ACCA or ACA studier, finalist or newly qualified
- Experience in management accounts, financial analysis, FP&A or business partnering
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data
- Power BI experience would be useful
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information clearly
- A genuine interest in working with the numbers, not just on the numbers
- A proactive approach and desire to build a career in commercial finance and business partnering


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Benefits:
As a Financial Analyst, you will receive:
- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working
- Good pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- Genuine career development opportunity in a newly created role
If you are looking to develop your career in financial analysis and business partnering, apply here now!
Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.
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