Job Description

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment

is delighted to be exclusively working with a historic and well-known British Chain in their search for a new

Senior Financial Analyst

, based at their

Edinburgh

site, easily commutable from

Edinburgh & the Lothians

.

Role Overview:

You will be a Newly Qualified or 1-2 years post qualified Accountant, ideally from a Big 4 Accountancy Firm. You will be tasked with supporting the wider Finance Team in financial accounting, monthly management accounts & annual statutory accounts. You will provide business critical analysis & insights to support decision making across the business as well as various reporting requirements. You will also find regular exposure & dialogue within FP&A as well as working closely with the core financial reporting team.

Key Responsibilities:

Post journals, review costs & P&Ls Support preparation of month end reporting for management Monthly reconciliation of more complex balance sheet accounts Support the Cash & Banking Team with complex reconciliation Support Accounts Payable in managing creditor accounting & reconciliation Support concessions accounting Involvement in the preparation of annual budgets Draft technical accounting papers as require Accounting support for non-routine transactions Coordinate audit requests during the audit process and acting as a contact for the auditors Involvement in the preparation of annual budgets Business partnering with the wider business to provide financial support and ensure commercial awareness and that accounting implications are considered Work closely with the FP&A team to ensure consistency in reporting Ad-hoc project work as required by the business Ad-hoc process improvement work as required by the business

Desirable Skills and Experience:

CA Qualification: ICAS or equivalent level/experience Suitable for a first time move from an Accountancy Practice, ideally big 4 High level of competence in Excel and experience with financial reporting tools Strong commercial awareness and understanding of margin management and cost control Ability to challenge improvements in processes & working practices Prepared to bring instant value-add in helping the business achieve their goals

An attractive & competitive financial package is on offer for this fantastic opportunity.

Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment are working as exclusive recruitment partners on this great opportunity and we welcome all interested parties to apply now or contact

Craig Sinclair, Recruitment Manager at Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment

for further information. Please note that all third-party applications, enquiries and direct approaches will be referred to Cooper Parry Finance Recruitment for consideration & review.

Loanhead, Midlothian

Monday 19 January 2026

Permanent

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