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Finance Analyst

Posting date:	15 March 2025
Salary:	£18.00 per hour
Additional salary information:	per hour PAYE
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 April 2025
Location:	St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3JE
Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Job type:	Temporary
Job reference:	St Albans 5264196

Summary

What's involved with this role:

Temporary Finance Analyst

St Albans 5264196

Please do not apply for this role unless your CV meets the following general requirements, listed below:

You must be UK based and have the right to work in the UK.
For office based and hybrid roles, your commute to the place of work must be less than 1 hour.
This is a temporary role, initially 5-6 months. Please do not apply if you are seeking a permanent position.
Basic DBS disclosure required for this role.



Key Requirements:

CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, AAT Level 4 or equivalent professional qualification.
Management Accounting experience.
Excel skills including VLOOKUP, sumif and pivot tables Balance Sheet reconciliations and Year End Tasks.
Experienced in producing accurate management accounts reports and reforecasts in a timely manner.
Experienced in collecting data from a range of sources and analysing quickly to provide actionable options to improve financials, service or processes.

The purpose of the role is to provide financial planning, monthly reporting and other financial support services for designated Frontline Council and Support services delivered by the Council

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for accounting, budgeting and reporting arrangements for assigned areas of the Council’s Revenue Spend and Capital Schemes.
Support the Finance Manager (Systems and Controls) and the Team Leader Controls in the preparation of the Statutory Accounts by preparing Year End working papers for assigned and other areas, and assisting with audit questions.
Producing financial analysis for inclusion in management reports to different user groups - Budget Managers; Corporate Management Team; Cabinet; and Overview and Scrutiny Committees in accordance with agreed timescales.
Support the development and implementation of systems, procedures and information processes in order to improve the level of financial support provided to the council.
Carry out systematic bench-marking of council services and operations against other service providers, other councils and key performance indicators in order to inform managers and drive-up council performance. Using this knowledge to provide proactive advice and guidance to managers on how best to handle their financial activities.


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.


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Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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