Finance Analyst - Management Accounting

K-People Europe is a London based recruitment consultancy and we’ve been recruiting top talents for our clients in UK & Europe since 2007.

Our client, a global blue-chip company, is looking for Finance Analyst who will play a critical role in supporting the financial management of projects, providing accurate and insightful financial analysis, and driving continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. This role partners closely with project managers, business leaders, and finance teams to ensure financial integrity, performance visibility, and strategic decision-making support across all active projects.

[Key Responsibilities]

(1) Budgeting & Forecasting

- Lead the preparation and consolidation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts for project portfolios. –

- Support project leads in developing robust financial plans aligned with business objective and KPIs.

- Analyze variances between actuals, budget, and forecast, providing commentary and actionable insights.

(2) Month-End & Year-End Close

- Coordinate and execute key month-end and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate and timely project accounting entries.

- Prepare project-level P&L reports, accruals, prepayments, and revenue recognition journals in line with accounting standards (e.g., IFRS 15).

- Reconcile project accounts and liaise with Financial Accounting to ensure data integrity.

(3) Project Financial Management

- Monitor and track project financial performance, including revenue, costs, margins, and cash flow.

- Support project managers with financial modelling, funding requests, Evaluate project profitability, and cost-to-complete analysis.

(4) Process Improvement & Systems

- Identify and implement process enhancements to improve accuracy, efficiency, and automation in financial reporting and project tracking.

- Contribute to the development of dashboards and reporting tools.

- Participate in finance transformation initiatives, ensuring scalable and efficient financial operations.

(5) Business Partnering & Analysis

- Act as a key finance partner to project and operational teams, providing clear financial guidance and challenge.

- Support ad hoc analysis, scenario modelling, and strategic reviews as required.

[Requirements]

(1) Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting, ideally in a project-based environment.

(2) Solid understanding of project accounting, financial controls, and revenue/cost recognition principles.

(3) Must have advanced Excel and data analysis skills

(4) Experience with ERP systems(preferably SAP) desirable

(5) Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

(6) Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and deliver to tight deadlines.

[Conditions]

(1) Job type: full-time & 12 month contract (high possibility to be extended)

(2) Job location: Weybridge, Surrey (on-site car park & free shuttle from/to Weybridge rail station)

(3) Hybrid working: 2 days work from home after probation

(4) Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week

(5) Basic salary: Up to 50K (depending on experience)

(6) Discretionary performance based bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance (following successful completion of probation period)

(7) Benefits: pension(up to 8.5% by employer), life assurance, medical insurance, etc.

(8) Annual leave: 33 (25 holidays + 8 bank holidays)

[Before you apply]

(1) The right candidate must be eligible to work full-time in UK immediately without any restriction. If you’re on any visa permitting full-time work in UK, please indicate your visa status in your CV and when it expires.

(2) This is a hybrid role(2 days working from home), but a new starter needs to be based in the office 5 days a week during probation, and after then the hybrid is applied

(3) You must be able to commute to Weybridge regularly.

(4) Please send your CV in MS Word format

(5) ONLY right candidates will be contacted, and if your application is successful, we’ll contact you within 5 working days. We’re sorry but we do NOT respond to individual approach.