Finance Assistant

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit a Finance Assistant on an initial 12 -month contract. 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.

Role: Finance Assistant
Pay: £32 per hour Via Umbrella
Location: Brize Norton
Contract: Monday – Friday 37 hours per week, 12 months
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: BPSS

Responsibilities

• 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

Essential Skills:

• Experience managing cash flow forecasts, budgeting, cost control, and financial reporting across business operations.
• Strong understanding of finance fundamentals, including P&L, debits/credits, accruals, journals, and month-end processes.
• Ability to produce and analyse cost centre reports, variance analysis, and operational financial performance data.
• Experience working with operational teams, procurement, and finance stakeholders to manage resource planning, coding, commitments, and cost allocation.
• Skilled in preparing financial analytics, forecasting, and reporting for senior management and external customers, including MOD/Government environments.
• AAT qualified or studying towards CIMA desirable, with strong Excel skills and a proactive approach to continuous improvement.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please send your updated CV to: Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation

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