Finance Assistant

We are recruiting for a Finance Assistant for a leading Defence organisation based on site in Brize Norton.

The role

You will functionally report in to the Finance Director.

As the Finance Assistant you will support the Financial controller in transacting, understanding and analysing operational cost, along with completing support tasks for the subsidiary; including support to payroll accounting, billing processes, treasury processes, accruals and allocation of costs.

As the Finance Assistant you will:

Maintain cost, revenue and cash forecast for the entire business entity/business function

Work with operational teams to forecast resource plans and cost impact

Help record and evaluate risks or opportunities

Assist in regular OP and FC process

Act as a liaison for managers in understanding and controlling operational costs

Input and advise on external costs and internal resources

Liaison with procurement team to ensure correct evaluation of open commitment and timely recognition of cost

Provide analysis and support to financial performance reporting

Track actual costs and revenue allocation – understand, review and be able to instruct journals and posting to the back office team to ensure accurate booking of cost, allocations and revenues. Be able to explain variances.

Produce meaningful analytics to support local operational management

Present to local management and Military Services programme customers independently

Assist with single resource reporting requirements

Ensure operational spend is in line with contractual and single sourcing roles

Ad-hoc reporting for MOD and other UK Government agencies

Work closely with TFEU teams to coordinate end of month closing activities such as periodic postings, accruals, sales reserves

To provide support the invoicing process to internal and external customers

To identify and launch new financial initiatives pursuing continuous improvements and challenge existing processes and procedures

This is an umbrella contract, the role is Inside IR35
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed