Senior Financial Analyst (Fixed term contract)

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Requirements:

• Degree qualified in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Recognised professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a financial analysis or commercial finance role.
• Demonstrable expertise in building and interrogating financial models.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong experience with Power BI (or similar BI tools).
• Proven track record of developing automated reporting processes and dashboards.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with a high attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, particularly in conveying complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Build, maintain and interrogate dynamic commercial models to support pricing, forecasting, and investment decisions across our OPM partnerships (including alternative commercial models).
• Design and implement templates to analyse monthly and quarterly financial performance, providing variance analysis against budgets and forecasts and identifying key trends and business drivers.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI, ensuring senior stakeholders have access to timely and meaningful financial insights.
• Work closely with operational teams and senior leadership to provide financial insight that informs decision-making and strategic direction.
• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and analytical processes through automation and better data utilisation.
• Prepare and present reports, models, and insights to the executive team in a clear, concise, and actionable format.