• Long term contract position
  • Joining an established business offering a hybrid working scheme

    • About Our Client

    Our client is connected to the world renowned University of Oxford. They are looking for a motivated Finance Analyst to join their Journals team on an initial 12 month contract.

    Job Description

    Finance Analyst responsibilities:

  • Perform FP&A activities including (but not limited to) reporting, budgeting, forecasting.
  • Run Society Accounts through the excel accounting programme, ensuring the accounts reconcile and investigating any variances.
  • Liaise directly with the Publisher to review the accounts and answering any queries the Publisher may have to enable accounts to be signed off.
  • Analyse financial information to ensure that information is accurate, that provisions are financially sound and correctly allocated, investigate anomalies and provide explanations on variances that have occurred against budget.
  • Raise contractual invoices that are needed for inclusion within the Annual Accounts.
  • Raise payments as per Annual Accounts to external Societies and Editors in line with contractual deadlines.
  • Build, analyse and review Society Budgets
  • Month End processes to be completed in a timely and accurate manner
  • Review Trading account and investigate variances

    • The Successful Applicant

  • Finance qualification or studying for a professional qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Experience of problem solving and analysis techniques to define problems
  • Initiative and ability to successfully implement new ideas, with drive to push through.
  • Ability to clearly communicate compelling messages – verbal and written
  • Commitment to continual personal professional development
  • Finance tools (including excel) and technology awareness

    • What’s on Offer

  • Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office)
  • Excellent benefits package

    • ContactSam HartleyQuote job refJN-082022-5715758Phone number+44 186 520 8787