Finance Analyst
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- England,London,City of London
- Full Time, Contract
- £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
Job Description:
Location: Central London
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Contract: Full Time, Fixed-Term (6 months)
Start Date: ASAP (flexible to mid-January)
Altum Consulting is proud to be partnering with leading provider of housing, care and support services in London to find a Finance Analyst to support them during a period of significant growth. This role is critical in supporting the Senior FP&A Manager to deliver high-quality analysis across monthly results, forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning.
You will play a central role in interpreting financial performance, providing insights that support senior decision-making, and developing models that help shape the organisation’s future direction. This position offers the opportunity to work within a complex, multi-service organisation and contribute to major upcoming deliverables including budgets, 5-year plans, stress-testing and board reporting.
Key Responsibilities * Support the Senior FP&A Manager in analysing monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and insightful commentary.
* Contribute to the preparation, challenge and review of budgets and forecasts, ensuring clarity and accuracy for senior stakeholders.
* Assist in developing the organisation’s long-range financial plan, providing modelling and analytical support.
* Build and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, property acquisition analysis, and operational decision-making.
* Produce clear, concise and meaningful financial insight that identifies trends, highlights risks and informs strategic decisions.
* Understand the drivers behind performance variances and ask the right questions to support effective FP&A challenge.
* Ensure models are accurate, well-structured and reconciled, with appropriate controls in place.
About You We’re looking for someone who brings both technical strength and commercial thinking. You will thrive in a busy, multi-stakeholder environment and be comfortable working with incomplete information, tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
Essential Skills & Experience * Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) with strong technical grounding.
* Experience analysing large data sets and building financial models in complex or large-scale organisations.
* Ability to link financial performance to underlying business drivers and produce clear, actionable insight.
* Advanced Excel skills, including model-building and scenario analysis.
* Working knowledge of SUN Systems and Infor Q&A (Excel add-in) - essential due to short contract time frame.
* Strong understanding of accounting principles and how financial entries flow through P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
* Excellent communication skills, able to influence discussions and challenge constructively.
* Meticulous attention to detail, with high personal standards and accountability.
This role offers hybrid working arrangements with 1-2 days in the office. If you are strong analyst available immediately, please reach out today!
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Contract: Full Time, Fixed-Term (6 months)
Start Date: ASAP (flexible to mid-January)
Altum Consulting is proud to be partnering with leading provider of housing, care and support services in London to find a Finance Analyst to support them during a period of significant growth. This role is critical in supporting the Senior FP&A Manager to deliver high-quality analysis across monthly results, forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning.
You will play a central role in interpreting financial performance, providing insights that support senior decision-making, and developing models that help shape the organisation’s future direction. This position offers the opportunity to work within a complex, multi-service organisation and contribute to major upcoming deliverables including budgets, 5-year plans, stress-testing and board reporting.
Key Responsibilities * Support the Senior FP&A Manager in analysing monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and insightful commentary.
* Contribute to the preparation, challenge and review of budgets and forecasts, ensuring clarity and accuracy for senior stakeholders.
* Assist in developing the organisation’s long-range financial plan, providing modelling and analytical support.
* Build and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, property acquisition analysis, and operational decision-making.
* Produce clear, concise and meaningful financial insight that identifies trends, highlights risks and informs strategic decisions.
* Understand the drivers behind performance variances and ask the right questions to support effective FP&A challenge.
* Ensure models are accurate, well-structured and reconciled, with appropriate controls in place.
About You We’re looking for someone who brings both technical strength and commercial thinking. You will thrive in a busy, multi-stakeholder environment and be comfortable working with incomplete information, tight deadlines and shifting priorities.
Essential Skills & Experience * Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) with strong technical grounding.
* Experience analysing large data sets and building financial models in complex or large-scale organisations.
* Ability to link financial performance to underlying business drivers and produce clear, actionable insight.
* Advanced Excel skills, including model-building and scenario analysis.
* Working knowledge of SUN Systems and Infor Q&A (Excel add-in) - essential due to short contract time frame.
* Strong understanding of accounting principles and how financial entries flow through P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
* Excellent communication skills, able to influence discussions and challenge constructively.
* Meticulous attention to detail, with high personal standards and accountability.
This role offers hybrid working arrangements with 1-2 days in the office. If you are strong analyst available immediately, please reach out today!
Job number 3183024
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Since 2013, Altum Consulting has been delivering outstanding service for our clients in accountancy and finance, change and transformation, and techno...