Job Title: Financial Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis) (FP&A)

Location: Hybrid - Home based and Birmingham or Stoke-on-Trent office split

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We are seeking for a Financial Analyst to join our UK finance team to support a growing business and to maintain auditable financial accounting processes and procedures.

What will you do:

• Play a pivotal role in the month end accounting: Prepare journal entries in Oracle and Hyperion

• Evaluate the cost-efficiency of each department considering what the business’ financial resources consume

• Support the Finance Manager in preparing financial presentations containing commentary and insight on how the budget and/or rolling forecast compares against actual performance

• Prepare variance analysis and identity drivers for over/under performance with oversight from the finance manager to help Senior management in decision-making

• Prepare and consolidate the budget and forecast in collaboration with the operations

• Analyze regularly the cash flow and anticipate gap with the business target

• Calculate the employee’s hourly rate, keep track of working hours and billable hours, and monitor the business overhead recovery

• Collaborate with managers in understanding the sales & tendering actual expenditures and the trends that may impact future performance

• Identify workflow inefficiency and areas of action/improvement within the team to create more efficient processes and reporting – act as a Super-user

• Assist the Finance Manager in preparing the 5 year-plan and help to deliver Senior management’s long term strategic plan

• Support the Finance Accounting & Controls Lead in audit and reporting requirements

• Ensure the upkeep of financial accounting procedures, internal controls and the authorization process for all accounting activities, ensuring compliance with company procedures.

• Compile ad hoc analysis and other summaries to assist Senior management in the efficient day to day running of the business

• Ad-hoc treasury & banking responsibilities

Experience Required:

• Must have at least 2 years of financial planning experience

• Experience working with Oracle and/or Hyperion

• Advanced user of MS Office & Advanced Excel

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance, accounting, or a related major or equivalent professional experience is required.

• Qualified ACMA or equivalent, or studying towards professional qualifications

What we offer:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits:

• Benefits: 25 days holiday entitlement + Statutory and public holidays + Additional 3 (three) days holiday

• Compensated working from home benefit - 3 days at home, 2 days in the office

• Life Assurance

• Clear career Progression

About Linxon:

Our heritage

We bring together Hitachi Energy and SNC-Lavalin strengths

We combine SNC-Lavalin’s project management expertise and Hitachi Energy’s industry leading technological knowledge into a company dedicated to substations. We deliver sustainable energy solutions and act as a true partner to facilitate the digital transformation for those who depend on consistent reliability.

Our vision

We are the partner of choice for our customers for our comprehensive solution portfolio

Linxon delivers the best market offer of EPC projects through world-class power technologies and the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure activities. We want to meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and partners whilst complying with the highest standards of quality, safety, efficiency and sustainability.

Our purpose

We are building the infrastructure to power the world with carbon free energy

Linxon is driving sustainability by building vital infrastructure for the energy transition. We help cities grow, industries expand, and communities thrive by building a crucial part of the power transmission grid.