Job Description

Senior Finance Analyst
Essex - Hybrid
Competitive Salary
Permanent Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Analyst / Finance Business Partner to join a fast-growing team based in Essex. This is a key area of the business with strong sales forecasts and huge potential for continued growth.
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Senior Finance Analyst will partner with both UK and US teams, delivering high-quality, accurate, and actionable financial analysis. You'll play a vital role in supporting strategic planning, forecasting, and performance management - providing the insight that drives business success.
This position offers exposure to senior stakeholders, complex programme financials, and cross-border collaboration - ideal for a technically strong finance professional with experience in project accounting and a background in manufacturing, construction, or defence.
What You'll Do

• Partner with UK and US finance teams to deliver key metrics across bookings, sales, profit, and cash.
• Support the creation of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Five-Year Plan.
• Deliver monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and quarterly EAC (Estimate at Completion) reporting.
• Support new business proposals and Gate Reviews - including pricing, basis-of-estimate generation, foreign exchange management, and risk assessment.
• Act as the financial conscience of the business, ensuring compliance with financial policy and governance.
• Provide detailed financial insights to support risk and opportunity management.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams - including Contracts, Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain - to support programme delivery.
• Champion process improvement and drive financial efficiency across the function.
• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis and decision support for investment and pricing decisions.

Required Skills and Experience

• CIMA or ACCA qualified, with a strong academic background in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, or business partnering roles.
• Experience within manufacturing, construction, or similar sectors is essential.
• Strong background in project accounting and financial management of complex programmes.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and commercial awareness.
• Confident communicator - able to present financial insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Experienced in forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Resilient, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Highly organised, self-motivated, and collaborative.

Ready for your next challenge? If you're a commercially minded, technically strong finance professional with project accounting experience in manufacturing, construction, or defence, we'd love to hear from you.

Skills Required