Financial Analyst

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Financial Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis) 6 monthsCramlington My Client is looking for an experienced FP&A Analyst to join the team in Cramlington, for an initial 6-month project. The Finance analyst will be responsible for supporting key FP&A processes by creating adequate templates, consolidating inputs and ensuring accuracy of final product. Involved in wing to wing finance activities of the engineering function from setting up expense and capex projects to providing quarterly forecast and labour productivity metrics. Key activities:Partner with Engineering and product line leaders to drive business investment and performanceHold rhythms and create synergies between finance and engineeringLead the finance closing process to ensure timely and accurate reporting, explaining variance to forecasts.Provide visibility on planning, pacing and actuals analysis of both financial and operational metricsImplement simplification and process improvement projectsPerform ad hoc financial analysis and reporting e.g. capital allocation and investment return analysis, labour rate analysis, labour utilisation etc. Essential responsibilities:Support key day to day reporting and analytics, working directly with Engineering team to drive key operational decisions and outcomesDevelop digital finance tools to automate key analytics and decision-making tools for Engineering leadership Qualifications / Requirements:Qualified Accountant with minimum of 3-5 years relevant finance experienceSolid PC skills, advanced Excel Desired characteristics:Ability to set targets and lead engineering team to achieve targetsStrong analytical and communication skills … working across multiple levelsConfidence / Assertiveness: possess influencing skills in order to achieve business objectivesExperience of working with Oracle