Finance Analyst

Thebusinessyear; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Analyst to join their dynamic team in Bristol. This role involves working closely with the UK MoD's procurement and distribution activities, providing vital support to various operational teams. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong analytical skills and a collaborative spirit. Opportunities for professional development and external accreditations are available, making this an exciting chance to grow your career while contributing to meaningful projects that impact national defense. Join a company that values teamwork, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.

Benefits

Contributory Pension Scheme

Private Medical Insurance

33 days Annual Leave

Flexible benefits including life assurance

Gym memberships

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in operations-facing finance teams and financial modelling.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to handle large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Finance Business Partner and provide customer service.
• Support forecasting and budget submissions, ensuring accuracy.

Skills

Financial Modelling using Excel

Data Analysis with large data sets

Business Acumen

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Team Player

Education

Background in Mathematics, Modelling, Economics, Business or Finance

Professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Excel

SQL

COBRA

Primavera

Alteryx

Job description

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact?..

The Role:

Leidos Europe is looking for a Finance Analyst to join the UK team based in Bristol. Leidos works closely with its customers to provide ongoing support and services to multiple public sector organisations. This role is primarily concerned with Leidos Europe’s largest contract, which supports the UK MoD’s procurement, storage and distribution activities.

The role offers the opportunity to work on cross functional teams; interfacing with Programme Management, Scheduling, Distribution and Procurement Cost Management, Accounting and Financial Planning & Analysis.

You will need to demonstrate enthusiasm, determination, an ability to build productive relationships across diverse skillsets and ultimately will need to deliver on time and to a high quality in a fast paced dynamic environment. It is important that you have a ‘team player’ mind-set, as sharing knowledge with existing members of the highly skilled Finance Team will be critical to success.

Opportunities for professional development with external accreditations are also available for further career development.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Be a key member of Programme Team and act as a Finance Business Partner
• Provide highest level of customer service to all customers and stakeholders.
• Be a Finance Business Partner for commissioning. This includes:
  • Responsible for consolidating and verifying new business pricing proposals.
  • Track proposal status and distribute commercial documentation.
  • Working with project managers and other finance functions to ensure continuity
• Own cost savings (Benefit) models. This includes:
  • Update & analyse complex data models on a monthly basis.
  • Close out models for year-end revenue claim.
  • Business partner with external providers & grow cost saving performance.
• Support bi-annual forecasting for the full programme budget submission.
  • Load submission into Cobra system
  • Reconcile & analyse results for correctness
  • Provide support with analysis & variance walk presentations
• Provide excellent ad hoc support to a wide variety of stakeholders both within the finance leadership team, and within wider operational teams.
• Collaborate with the customer and respond to customer queries and audit requests.
• Support external audit where required.

Skills required:

• Experience working within an operations-facing finance team
• Experience with Financial Modelling using Excel
• Experience with Data Analysis with large data sets
• Business (Finance) Acumen
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Organised and thorough, with attention to detail
• Team player but able to work independently and proactively
• Good time management with the ability to achieve deadlines
• Capable of operating to tight schedules in a demanding environment
• Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills

Desired Skills:

• Experience acting as a Business Partner to key Operational Managers & Executives
• Experience with SQL querying
• Experience with tools similar to COBRA or Primavera
• Experience with Altyerx (or similar)
• An intent to qualify with a professional body (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Background in Mathematics, Modelling, Economics, Business or Finance

The successful candidate will be from a multi-disciplinary background with a proven track record of having demonstrated the key competences listed above.

Clearance Requirements:

• Clearance to Start BPSS
• Clearance for Role BPSS

Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your CV with us today...

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

Original Posting Date:

2024-10-22

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.