Financial Analyst - Transport

Robert Walters: Public Sector Division - Financial Analyst (Transport) - Permanent - £46,000 to £48,000 per annum with 28% PENSION - Hybrid/Remote - 1 Day a week or 1 day per month in Leicester

Role: Financial Analyst - Transport Division

Type: Permanent

Location: Home based predominantly with 1 day per week or 1 day per month in Leicester based Head Office

Salary: £46,000 to £50,000 per annum

Benefits: 28% Pension

Qualification: It is essential that the candidate for this position is ACCA, ACA, CIMA or CIPFA fully qualified

Required Candidate Knowledge of the Financial Analyst (Transport)

• Oracle - Highly desirable
• PCBS System - Highly Desirable
• Previous experience working in Transport, Highways, Government or Education - is desirable but not essential candidates with transferable industry backgrounds will be considered equally
• Complex Financial Modelling experience
• Ability to present financial data to a wide variety of stakeholders at senior level
• Data analysis
• Created dashboards
• Easy to understand presentation of financial data
• Assist with a new system role out

Duties of the Financial Analyst (Transport Division):

• Provide strategic advice and guidance to the Senior Leadership team and elected members to support decision making, whilst challenging and influencing management to ensure the best outcome is obtained
• Support the creation and delivery of the medium-term financial strategy and corporate change agenda ensuring financial risks are quantified, mitigating actions are in place and spend remains within the confines of the funding allocation
• Gain sufficient understanding of the departmental business needs and its operations to evaluate strategic implications of financial issues ensuring managers have appropriate advice, knowledge and skills to discharge their financial responsibilities
• Work as part of project teams to optimise funding streams, appraise options, produce financial business cases and provide on-going financial oversight through routine monitoring and regular updates
• Support the development of management information and the related systems to improve the links between financial information, operational activity and outcomes: focusing on price and volume analysis, unit costing and bench marking
• Ensuring the financial management policies and procedures are communicated and implemented effectively within the department, including supporting the Finance Business Partner in finding resolution to conflict priorities between the service department and the finance function

If you are interested in this position please forward your CV to Lauren and applications will be contacted in order of receipt.

All the best

Lauren

This role is managed by Walters People entity which is a temporary recruitment agency.