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Graduate Finance Analyst

  • Location: Croydon
  • Salary: £20000 - £22000 per annum, Benefits: + study
  • Job Type:Permanent
  • Sector: Accountancy & Finance
  • Contact: Andy Yiannakou
  • Contact Email: a.Yiannakou@Select.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 03333 076000
  • Job Ref: SF52040

Our client an established and highly successful business that operate within the Financial Services sector are looking to add to their team with the addition of a Graduate Financial Analyst.

The company provides a wrap-around set of support functions and delivers best in class service across executive management, consultancy, finance, compliance, and IT.

This challenging role offers an exciting opportunity to study for your ACCA qualification (supported by the company) whilst gaining relevant work experience along the way. The role will give you exposure to varied duties; Reporting into the Finance Operations Manager with dotted line responsibilities into the Group Information Manager this role offers the opportunity to fast track your career and challenge yourself on a daily basis.

Key responsibilities:
•Monthly management account production
•Production of weekly finance reports to be shared both internally and to our external clients
•Assisting in the smooth financial operations of the company resolving queries and setting up invoice payments
•Annual statutory reporting and audit responses
•Ad-hoc financial analysis and reconciliation of ledger accounts
•Production of key Insurance finance reports
•Accounts Receivable and Credit Control

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience
•Strong written and spoken communication skills to enable communication at all levels.
•Ability to handle a varied workload and competing priorities.
•Strong analytical, research and reporting skills.
•Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.
•Willingness to work extended hours, as required especially during month end.
•Degree educated (ideally 1st/2:1) in Accountancy & Finance, Business Studies, Mathematics, Chemistry or Biology

Although the role will predominantly be based in Croydon, there will be a need to visit the City office from time to time.

If you are a recent graduate and are passionate about a career in finance, with the desire and drive that it takes to become ACCA qualified, then please send your CV to us ASAP to find out more.