Senior Cost Analyst

Looking for a fixed term contract where your analysis can genuinely influence decisions, rather than simply report what has already happened? As Senior Cost Analyst, you’ll take ownership of the numbers behind a major programme, identifying opportunities, challenging assumptions and turning complex data into meaningful commercial insight on an 18 month fixed term contract basis. You’ll have exposure to senior stakeholders and Board-level reporting, with the opportunity to shape how costs, benefits and value are tracked across the business.

Reporting to the programme leadership team, you will be responsible for:

• Producing programme performance reporting for governance forums, Steering Committees and Board-level stakeholders
• Maintaining cost and benefit trackers, financial models and agreed programme baselines
• Monitoring synergy and benefit delivery, highlighting performance, risks and opportunities
• Preparing reporting covering Cost to Achieve, forecasts, synergy delivery and progress against plan
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning across the programme
• Reviewing and challenging financial submissions from different workstreams
• Partnering with Finance, the Integration Management Office and stakeholders to maintain strong financial governance
• Providing scenario modelling and ad hoc analysis to support strategic decisions and value opportunities

What you will need:

• Previous experience in a similar finance role, such as Senior Finance Analyst, Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A Analyst, Commercial Finance Analyst or Finance Business Partner
• A professional accounting qualification, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling and working with large datasets
• Strong accounting knowledge covering financial controls, budgeting and forecasting
• The ability to turn complex financial information into clear commercial insight
• Confidence communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail alongside the ability to see the wider commercial picture

What you will get:

• Hybrid working, with one day per week in the office
• Flexible working hours
• 35 days’ holiday including bank holidays, plus the option to buy and sell days
• Competitive pension, annual bonus schemes and annual salary reviews
• Dental insurance, health cash plan, health screening and voluntary critical illness cover
• Enhanced family leave, including 16 weeks’ full pay for maternity, pregnant parent or primary adopter leave and 8 weeks’ full pay for paternity, non-pregnant parent or co-adopter leave
• Partner life assurance and critical illness cover
• Car salary exchange, cycle scheme and technology discounts

If you would like to find out more about this role, please apply with your CV or LinkedIn PDF. We look forward to hearing from you!

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