Finance Analyst
Costain Group PLC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Maidenhead • United Kingdom
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About the role
- An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious finance professional looking to progress their experience within a FTSE listed construction business with a track record of delivering high profile infrastructure projects.
- This is a critical role within the R2R function that involves collecting, processing, validating and presenting accurate financial data. Whilst also providing strategic, financial and operational feedback on the performance of the company to senior management.
- The role will be involved in assisting in the set up and development of the R2R processes, supporting the Senior Finance Manager & providing delivery of day-to-day finance activities.
- The role includes exposure to senior management of the group and other central finance functions, providing an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your ability for further advancement.
- Location: Maidenhead/Home-based (Hybrid/Office-based 3 days per week)
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Requirements
- Part Qualified Chartered Accountant or Certified Practicing Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- Experience in a finance role
- Experience of process and systems optimisation.
- Collaboration with stakeholders and identifying financial anomalies.
- Working with Oracle Enterprise One, or similar ERP system desirable.
- Understands the importance of resilience in facing challenges. Adapts quickly to change in project plans or unexpected issues. Demonstrates persistence in completing tasks despite challenges. Encourages resilience in others, providing support and fostering a positive work environment.
- Can prepare basic management reporting, can make basic interpretations of management information and reports and provide simple comments and insight, accurately interpret basic financial reports. Able to interrogate and explain cost entries.
- Can prepare and present management reporting and explain financial themes and relevant insights under supervision/guidance, can communicate financial results to non-finance communities and articulate results, challenges and risks, can identify trends within the numbers and takes appropriate action or communicates to management.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of accounting records and systems including nominal ledger coding structures. Can review ledgers to ensure accuracy. Understands requirement for separation of duties and able to identify potential areas of risk. Understands the purpose of internal controls and ensures they are followed.
- Excellent communication skills, with confidence to present to senior stakeholders.
- Ability to think strategically, challenge current processes and introduce improvements.
Benefits
- Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.
- We do share individual feedback following an interview.
- A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial data processingmanagement reportingfinancial analysiscost entry interrogationnominal ledger codinginternal controlsprocess optimisationfinancial reportingrisk identification
Soft Skills
resilienceadaptabilitycommunicationstrategic thinkingcollaborationpersistencepresentation skillsproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement
Certifications
Chartered AccountantCertified Practicing AccountantACAACCACIMA