Finance Analyst

Job description

Job summary

Are you a reporting guru? Do you have experience in transforming reporting landscapes using PowerBI or other reporting solutions to create dashboards that inform decision making?

We are seeking to recruit a Finance Analyst within the Management Reporting team at Imperial College. This high-profile role provides the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to understand how the finances of the College work and to work closely with key stakeholders across functions.

The team delivers financial management reports to both key external stakeholders and the College's senior leadership team, ensuring these meet their needs and are produced in an efficient manner.

This role is integral to the College's monthly and annual reporting cycles. The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of financial reports, analysis, and associated narrative to senior management to inform decision making and to drive forward improvements in our reporting environment.

A key part of the role is to develop the quality of information in our systems by identifying and removing data weaknesses and process inefficiencies.

Duties and responsibilities

As Finance Analyst, you will:

• Prepare analysis and reports that enable the business management to effectively challenge costs and inform decision-making
• Provide advice and guidance on the content of business performance reports and the causes of variances
• Work with College wide colleagues to gather data and evidence as required to support narrative descriptions.
• Identify data weaknesses and understand their source to assist in the development of improved control over the integrity of data.
• Develop written material that is easily understood to influence business partners and management; effectively respond to impromptu questions and simplify complex information to ensure understanding
• Develop the College-wide financial reporting solutions by standardising regular reporting and centralising reporting that is currently performed by Departments and/or Faculties as necessary
• Own and manage the student fee income recognition processes.
• Manage the process for calculating facility charge-out rates to be used when costing research proposals.
• Contribute to the Annual Report and Accounts by incorporating the in-year narrative reporting of the College's performance into the Finance Review section.

Essential requirements

The successful candidate is likely to have:

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Post qualification experience of variance, trend and financial analysis and narrative reporting
• Experience of Reporting solutions (Oracle, Essbase, Power BI)
• FRS 102 accounting standard knowledge
• Data driven approach to problem resolution
• High proficiency in Excel
• Ability to critically appraise processes and reports and identify improvements
• Experience of advising and influencing senior internal stakeholders
• Drive and inquisitive nature to fully investigate variances and resolve any issues identified
• Strong interpersonal skills, including collaboration and relationship building
• Eye for detail and willing to take ownership for the quality of information presented
• Ability to write clear and insightful reports, able to present information clearly and concisely to achieve impact
• Ability to understand how your actions, thoughts or emotions affect you and others

Further information

Candidates are required to complete an online application.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact Andy Thomas at Allen Lane andythomas@allenlane.co.uk or 07769 288377.

Documents

• Finance Analyst JD.pdf

About Imperial College London

Imperial College London is the UK's only university focussed entirely on science, engineering, medicine and business and we are consistently rated in the top 10 universities in the world.

You will find our main London campus in South Kensington, with our hospital campuses located nearby in West and North London. We also have Silwood Park in Berkshire and state-of-the-art facilities in development at our major new campus in White City.

We work in a multidisciplinary and diverse community for education, research, translation and commercialisation, harnessing science and innovation to tackle the big global challenges our complex world faces.

It's our mission to achieve enduring excellence in all that we do for the benefit of society - and we are looking for the most talented people to help us get there.

Additional information

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

All Imperial employees are expected to follow the 7 principles of Imperial Expectations:

• Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity
• Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams
• Consider the thoughts and expectations of others
• Deliver positive outcomes
• Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination
• Develop and grow skills and expertise
• Work in a planned and managed way

In addition to the above, employees are required to observe and comply with all College policies and regulations.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

For technical issues when applying online please email support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk .