Finance Analyst (hybrid) - #2079163

Our client is investing in data analytics in the finance team, and due to this they have created a new role of Finance Analyst. This would be suitable for someone who has advanced excel skills and a minimum of 2 years experience in a Finance Analyst type role.

Client Details

Our client is a large, well respected and long established business based in Leeds.

Description

You will be reporting into one of the Finance Business Partners, and will be responsible for providing internal and external senior stakeholders with data and analysis on debt. The business has an old billing system with untapped data, which you will be required to unpick, analyse and present. Your duties will include, but will not be limited to:

• Interrogating the billing system to obtain accurate data that assists in meeting financial, statutory and commercial objectives.
• Providing industry and regulatory data requests in relation to customer debt.
• Building models from scratch and presenting dashboards.
• Tracking collection likelihood, customer payment behaviours, and emerging risks to ensure debt recovery provisions accurately reflect the organisation's financial exposure.
• Interpreting and analysing complex billing and cash data sets, providing clear, data-driven recommendations that support strategic, commercial decisions.
• Supporting the Finance team performing standardised reporting and forecasting processes that deliver insight.
• Supporting external and internal audits with high-quality analysis and documentation.
• Reviewing the organisation's position on debt collection relative to other companies in the industry
• Driving continuous and controlled improvement of processes. 

Profile

To apply for this position you must have:

• At least 2 years experience in data analysis - essential
• Excellent excel skills e.g. able to build models from scratch - essential
• Worked in a medium to large sized business - essential
• Excellent oral communication skills - essential

It would be advantageous to have experience of:

• Analysing billing / debt data - desirable
• Using Power BI, SQL, SAP and Co Pilot - desirable
• Presenting data and analysis to senior stakeholders - desirable

Job Offer

• £45,000 - £55,000 (DOE)
• Annual bonus, which is based on company performance
• Study support for an accounting qualification
• 2-3 days PW home working
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Matched pension up to 12%
• A 37.5 hour working week
• Flexible start and finish hours
• Free onsite parking
• Opportunities to progress in the future