Gleeson Recruitment Group
Investment Finance Analyst
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Investment Finance Analyst
Location: Atherstone, North Warwickshire
Salary: £55,000 + Excellent Benefits
Are you a qualified finance professional with experience supporting capital investment decisions, building business cases, and providing commercial insight on major projects?
We're recruiting for an Investment Finance Analyst to join a high-performing finance team within a leading international organisation. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in evaluating significant capital expenditure (CapEx) projects and investment opportunities, helping ensure business resources are allocated effectively and deliver maximum value.
Working closely with stakeholders across the UK and internationally, you'll provide robust financial analysis, challenge assumptions, evaluate risks and returns, and support investment decisions that shape the future growth of the business.
The Role
As an Investment Finance Analyst, you'll be responsible for supporting investment planning and decision-making through detailed financial analysis, investment appraisal and strategic insight.
Key responsibilities include:
- Evaluating CapEx projects, investment proposals and business cases to assess financial viability and strategic fit
- Reviewing and challenging financial assumptions, risks and expected returns on investment opportunities
- Developing financial models, investment appraisals and scenario analysis to support decision-making
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning activities
- Monitoring investment performance and tracking the delivery of forecast benefits and returns
- Supporting the planning, governance and performance management of capital expenditure programmes
- Identifying opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and return on investment
- Producing financial reports, presentations and recommendations for senior stakeholders
- Supporting financial target-setting and strategic planning activities
- Collaborating with finance and operational teams across the UK and internationally
- Driving continuous improvement in reporting, analysis and investment decision-support processes
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About You
We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical capability and experience supporting investment and capital expenditure decisions.
You'll ideally have:
- ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification, or be operating at an equivalent level
- Experience within FP&A, Commercial Finance, Finance Business Partnering, Management Accounting, Corporate Finance or a similar analytical finance role
- Experience supporting or evaluating CapEx programmes, capital investment projects, business cases or major investment decisions
- Strong financial modelling, investment appraisal and scenario planning skills
- Experience assessing project viability, return on investment, payback periods and financial risk
- Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial planning experience
- The ability to challenge assumptions and provide commercially focused recommendations
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and influencing decision-making
- Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability
- Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems would be advantageous
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What's on Offer?
- Salary of £55,000 + Excellent Benefits
- Opportunity to work on high-value investment and CapEx projects
- Exposure to senior leaders and strategic decision-making
- International collaboration and visibility across the wider business
- A varied role combining investment appraisal, financial planning, modelling and commercial analysis
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package
If you're looking for a role where you can combine commercial finance, investment appraisal and CapEx analysis to influence major business decisions and support long-term growth, we'd love to hear from you.
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