Lead Finance Analyst

Greenwellgleeson are recruiting for a Lead Finance Analyst to work with a growing business based in Birmingham City Centre.

Duties of the role will include:

• Provide proactive lead support to the Finance Manager in consolidating all areas of planning, forecasting and internal or external management reporting.

• To lead an efficient and proactive team in focussing on all areas of financial management and reporting within the corporate function. (E.g. cash management, management accounting, planning & forecasting, internal control and analysis).

• To be forward thinking and educating the team to competently challenge the corporate functions regarding commercial awareness and business appraisal, ensuring delivery in all areas of the profit and loss account.

• Work in partnership with the corporate functions to improve costs, revenue, or service in order to maximise financial efficiency.

• Act as a lead in supporting the Finance Manager in planning, reporting and analysis of performance and commercial initiatives in order to drive the business forward.

• Assist in the provision of timely and accurate period end reporting for Corporate Functions.

• Provide timely and accurate departmental reporting with relevant commentary to support variances against budget and outturn.

• Assist the Finance Manager in production of external reporting packs

• Preparation and consolidation of all balance sheet reconciliations on a periodic basis and ensure all assets and liabilities are accurately recorded.

• Maintain procedures and systems of internal control to protect safe stewardship and custody of assets and maintain the integrity of the associated financial records.

• Perform any other job-related duties that arise due to changing business needs and as deemed appropriate by the leadership team of the Finance department.

• Line management responsibility for small Team of Finance Analysts. This includes overseeing their workloads to ensure targets are met, providing technical support where required, conducting regular 121's and annual appraisal.

Skills, Requirements, Qualifications

• Fully Qualified ACA/ ACCA/ ACMA

• Experience in team management

• Strong Stakeholder Management

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong knowledge of the management accounting process