Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Contract - 6 months

Reading Hybrid

This role is key to managing the partnership between us and a services supplier, ensuring successful collaboration and fulfilling contractual obligations. The team is also working on an M&A transaction, requiring extensive information sharing with external advisors. The position is finance-focused, with a small team (3 FTE), so flexibility is essential as the role will also involve supporting commercial issues, management accounting, reporting, and analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation of financial information for the M&A transaction.
• Lead the delivery of contractual obligations, with a focus on understanding key commercial agreements.
• Assist the Finance Manager with financial and management accounting and reporting.
• Oversee the provision of information for audits and AUP.
• Support commercial discussions between UK and external suppliers.

Experience:

• Newly qualified or post-qualified in finance.
• Strong understanding of external audits (statutory and non-statutory) and relevant methodologies.
• Strong Technical accounting / advisory skills and up to date knowledge and reporting on IFRS and FRS 101, UK GAAP.
• Financial accounting experience.
• Self-starter, able to handle ambiguity and drive process improvements.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage with teams both internally and externally.

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