Location
Brighton, East Sussex | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Title:
Finance Analyst
Department:
Group Finance Team
Location:
Brighton Office – 2 days office based, 3 days from home (negotiable)
Reports to:
FP & A Manager
Salary:
£30,000 - £35,000 dependent on experience
Contract:
Full-time permanent
Experience:
At least two years' experience in a similar finance role
Job Role Summary:
You will join our UK-based group Finance Team within an award-winning tour operator delivering year-round activity holidays.
You will facilitate the planning, reporting and support of the summer & winter programmes for Neilson, emphasising profitability, budgeting, analysis, and delivery of key financial performance metrics.
Part-qualified accountants will have study support for their course, including payment towards the accreditation, days off for study and help with course materials.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
- A key contributor in both the summer & winter programme reporting cycles, including planning, budgeting, reporting and end-of-season analysis
- Detailed profitability analysis providing insightful information to the programme management teams and the wider business
- Preparation of key financial forecasts
- Business partnering for overseas subsidiaries and branches, providing support, guidance and analysis for management to help drive performance and assist with budget, forecasts and budget books.
- Maintenance of the business forecasting model
- Production of rolling forecasts
- Support with month-end process
- Cashflow forecasting and variance analysis
Requirements
What you will need:
Personal Specification
- Analytical and with a high level of attention to detail
- Ability to communicate positively and effectively with people at all levels, including different cultures/languages
- Must be self-motivated and have a pro-active approach, be capable of working on own initiative
- Requires a team player demonstrating maximum flexibility
- Must be consistent with an excellent standard of work
- Disciplined and deadline-conscious
- Commercially astute and able to support and challenge other departments
- Ability to operate in a dynamic environment around tight deadlines
Technical Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Solid understanding of accounting principles such as double-entry book-keeping
- Experience in Budgeting, Forecast & Performance appraisal
- A challenging mindset with the ability to continuously seek improvement
Desirable
Experience & Track Record:
Essential
- Management accounting, financial analysis or budgeting experience with a minimum of 2 years experience.
Desirable
- Experience working in a group accounting function
- Experience working with overseas subsidiaries
- Experience in travel and/or tour operations
- Experience in dealing with multi-currencies
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- At least two years experience in a similar finance role
Desirable
- Studying towards AAT, ACCA, CIMA or QBE
Specific Tasks
- Business partnering with other departments.
- Assist with the preparation of detailed budgets against which performance will be monitored
- Monitoring of risks and opportunities
- Assist with detailed re-forecasting of seasonal performance
- Ad-hoc analysis to enable understanding of performance variances or flash probability data
- End-of-season analysis providing useful insight into the programmes
- Produce business cases to assist with business decisions
- Support with month-end processes, e.g. fixed asset register, B/S reconciliation, etc
- Any ADHOC finance duties as required to support the team
- Support the budgeting and forecasting process by consolidating and ensuring all information is loaded correctly into SAP / SAGE x3
- Maintenance of budgeting models and ongoing rolling forecast
Benefits
Neilson Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays. Option to purchase 5 days holiday as extra.
- Auto enrolment into Scottish Widows pension scheme (Employer 4%, employee 5%).
- Life Assurance x 2 salary.
- Additional partner discounts (OOSC, Osprey, Trek, Snow Centre, Temple Spa etc).
- Modern, friendly, casual, upbeat office atmosphere.
- Free on-site gym & shower facilities.
- Free parking within a 10-minute walk from the office.
- Office secure bike storage.
- Great office location in Brighton Marina.
- Highly preferential holiday deals (70% discount + additional discount for children).
- Remote working options.
- Office kitchen/bar – Coffee & tea making facilities.
- Office pool table & darts board.
- Daily fruit basket.
- Free drinks fridge & snacks.
- Cycle to work & Tech scheme (salary sacrifice).
Job tags
Salary
£30k - £35k per annum
