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Senior Finance Project Analyst
Ipswich (Contract) £60,000 - £70,000 / Year
Senior Finance Project Analyst - Ipswich, Suffolk
A major Financial Service organisation is seeking a Senior Finance Project Analyst to provide financial and project analysis to ensure robust and reliable finance project, system and process development to their many planned changes.
Key Responsibilities: • Provision of timely, incisive, consistent support to UK Finance on emerging & ad-hoc business issues, including Finance impact analysis of new projects, initiatives, opportunities, acquisitions etc • Manage, support and deliver strategic projects in line with the business, departmental goals & objectives • Undertake special initiatives and assist in the identification & implementation of operational improvements in the UK Finance function • Prepare project documentation where necessary in order to meet project management methodology • Assess resources and timescales of proposed projects in order to ensure projects are undertaken in an organised fashion and issues escalated to management where appropriate • Support the development, documentation and maintenance of efficient, robust, reliable and consistent systems & processes that support UK Finance & enable the delivery of the result right first time, on time, with no surprises; • Support the portfolio of UK Finance & related change projects, including monitoring & reporting project status • Analyse & support UK Finance-specific projects & initiatives to ensure they are well planned & managed through to delivery by supporting their formation, scoping, management and delivery. • Build and manage effective relationships with peers & stakeholders across the UK and the Finance, IT & Operations functions
To be successful in this challenging role candidates will need: • Track record of identifying and analysing problems, identifying & evaluating options, deploying sound decision making skills. • Experience of working within a project or change management environment • Excellent communication skills, a confident and articulate presenter to internal/external audiences, exercising appropriate discretion in dealing with people from all levels • Ability to build effective working relationships (internally/externally), establishing credibility amongst a wide and demanding client group (if applicable) • Comfortable taking ownership for own work, identifying the need for action (using initiative) whilst working effectively within a team. • Displays a resilient and adaptable style, track record of remaining calm in demanding circumstances, adjusting comfortably to changing conditions / priorities • Progress towards a recognised accounting qualification
