Senior Financial Analyst

West Sussex.info; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Littlehampton seeks a Senior Finance Analyst to build and maintain financial models supporting planning and reporting. Offering a hybrid work model, the ideal candidate has significant financial modelling experience and strong analytical skills. This role is full-time and pays a salary between £53,000 and £57,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Benefits

Life Insurance Cover x10 Annual Salary

8.5% employer contribution pension scheme

Employee private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced family friendly policy

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years’ relevant experience.
• Experience with financial forecasting and corporate finance principles.
• Advanced computer literacy, especially with MS Excel and Access.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain robust financial models.
• Produce clear model outputs for stakeholders.
• Analyze competitor financial statements.

Skills

Advanced Excel financial modelling capabilities

Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

High attention to detail and accuracy

Proven experience as an analyst

Strong knowledge of financial forecasting

Proficient in spreadsheets and financial software

Experience with Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related discipline

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Tools

MS Office

ERP system

Power BI

Job description

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Salary £53,000 to £57,000 per annum depending on experience

Location Littlehampton

Contract Fixed Term

Hours Full Time- Monday to Friday 08:45-17:15, 37.5 per week. (Fixed term for 12 months)

Role Summary
The Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining Fittleworth’s financial models to support annual planning processes and monthly reporting cycles, ensuring all modelling is designed with sustainability, accuracy, and repeatability in mind. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with three days per week based at our Littlehampton Head Office and two days working from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, and maintain robust financial models to support planning exercises, evaluate business performance, and assess strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate scenario planning and analysis through well-designed modelling functionality.
• Produce clear and concise model outputs and summaries for stakeholders.
• Ensure all models are accurate, transparent, and maintainable, in line with recognised modelling best practices.
• Analyse competitor financial statements, market data, and industry trends to inform modelling assumptions and business decision-making.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager to prioritise modelling development and analytical requirements.
• Report on and analyse monthly new patient referrals.
• Identify opportunities to streamline modelling processes and improve analytical tools.
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to identify and support automation opportunities.
• Support the month-end close process where required.
• Support budgeting and planning processes as needed.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager or, in their absence, a member of the company director team.

Role Summary
The Senior Finance Analyst is responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining Fittleworth’s financial models to support annual planning processes and monthly reporting cycles, ensuring all modelling is designed with sustainability, accuracy, and repeatability in mind. This role is offered on a hybrid basis, with three days per week based at our Littlehampton Head Office and two days working from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, and maintain robust financial models to support planning exercises, evaluate business performance, and assess strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate scenario planning and analysis through well-designed modelling functionality.
• Produce clear and concise model outputs and summaries for stakeholders.
• Ensure all models are accurate, transparent, and maintainable, in line with recognised modelling best practices.
• Analyse competitor financial statements, market data, and industry trends to inform modelling assumptions and business decision-making.
• Work closely with the Finance Manager to prioritise modelling development and analytical requirements.
• Report on and analyse monthly new patient referrals.
• Identify opportunities to streamline modelling processes and improve analytical tools.
• Collaborate with the Business Analyst to identify and support automation opportunities.
• Support the month-end close process where required.
• Support budgeting and planning processes as needed.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager or, in their absence, a member of the company director team.

Skills and Experience

• Advanced Excel financial modelling capabilities.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proven experience as an analyst with significant financial forecasting and modelling exposure.
• Minimum 5–8 years’ relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree (finance, accounting, economics, or related discipline preferred).
• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA) desirable.
• Strong knowledge of financial forecasting, performance diagnosis, corporate finance principles, and information analysis.
• Proficient in spreadsheets, databases, MS Office, and financial software applications.
• Advanced computer literacy, with strong working knowledge of MS Excel and Access.
• Experienced in using an ERP system.
• Experience with Power BI preferred.

About Us
Fittleworth Medical is a leading Dispensing Appliance Contractor (DAC) and provides a home dispensing service to over 60,000 clients across a wide range of products. Offering a cut-to-fit stoma product customisation service, we meet the diverse and individual needs of our clients. Fittleworth is part of the wider JDS Family and continues to be on a journey of rapid growth and transformation. Fittleworth provides a discreet and reliable home dispensing service through a dedicated Customer Service Team and 38 dispensing centres nationwide. At the heart of the business are Fittleworth’s 360 employees who live and breathe core principles to continue the Schneider legacy.

What we offer

• Life Insurance Cover x10 Annual Salary (subject to the T&C’s of the scheme)
• Competitive full pension scheme of 8.5% employer contribution
• Employee cost of private healthcare covered with option to add family members
• A comprehensive, embedded Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our bespoke employee reward platform “Fittle-perks” providing amazing perks such as discounts across major retailers and access to an online Wellbeing Centre
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro-rated for part time Associates) with the option to buy and sell annual leave
• 1 Me Day, 1 Volunteer day per annum
• Enhanced support on family friendly policy
• Internal refer a friend/family scheme

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