Finance Analyst - Outdoor Operations

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Analyse monthly financial and operational performance against budget and forecast, identifying drivers, risks and opportunities.
• Support accurate month-end reporting, financial review and reconciliation with Financial Reporting.
• Develop reporting, analysis and Power BI dashboards for spend, trends, cost drivers and Cost per Case.
• Support budgeting and forecasting; provide modelling for contract reviews, business cases and operational decisions.
• Track cost-saving and efficiency benefits, challenge assumptions and highlight delivery risks.
• Simplify financial processes, reporting and data using Excel, Power BI, AI and other available tools.

Qualifications and skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with financial and operational datasets.
• Good management-accounting understanding, including month-end reporting, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong Power BI capability and dashboard and management-reporting experience for finance and non-finance audiences.
• Advanced Excel skills, including accurate analysis and reconciliation of large datasets.
• Clear communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to explain, challenge and influence.
• Qualified accountant, or part-qualified with significant experience.

Nice to have

• Experience in a large, complex and data-led organisation.
• Experience using or exploring AI and automation tools to improve analysis, reporting or process efficiency.
• Knowledge of the industry.

Location and working arrangement

• Oldbury, with hybrid working and three office days per week.

Employment

• Permanent employment.

Benefits

• Annual bonus, free AA breakdown membership from day one and access to employee discounts.
• The AA describes employee communities and inclusion initiatives intended to support belonging and positive change.

Business context