FINANCE ANALYST

7841

Dartford

Fixed Term

Based: Dartford

12 months fixed term contract

We're looking for a motivated and detail-driven Financial Analyst to join our team on a 12‑month fixed-term contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a significant £117m overhead budget, working closely with senior stakeholders across the business. You'll play an important role in shaping financial performance, improving processes, and providing valuable insight that helps teams make better decisions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Own budgeting & forecasting processes

Lead annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and monthly reporting across assigned overhead areas

Monitor performance against plan and clearly explain variances

Provide insight to support better financial and operational decision-making

Partner with stakeholders

Build strong relationships with budget holders, including senior leaders

Provide support, guidance, and constructive challenge on spend

Help identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs

Ensure accurate financial reporting & controls

Deliver timely and accurate month-end reporting

Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with policies

Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations

Deliver meaningful insight & analysis

Highlight key risks and opportunities across overhead cost areas

Carry out scenario modelling and ad-hoc analysis to support business needs

Support audits by preparing documentation and responding to queries

Support projects & continuous improvement

Lead project cost recharge processes, ensuring clarity and accuracy

Contribute to sustainability grant reporting and maximise available funding

Identify ways to improve processes and drive efficiencies

Collaborate and support the wider team

Work closely with international finance teams during month-end

Support the preparation of executive-level reporting packs

Share knowledge and support the development of junior team members

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or finalist

Experience in budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting

Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail

Confident communicator, able to build relationships at all levels

Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines

Advanced Excel skills and good familiarity with finance systems

DESIRABLE

Experience with COINs, Tagetik and/or OLAP cubes

Experience presenting financial information to non-finance stakeholders

Experience using data tools such as Power BI or Python

About You

You're someone who takes pride in your work and enjoys getting into the detail while still seeing the bigger picture. You're naturally curious, proactive, and always looking for ways to improve how things are done. You enjoy working with others, sharing ideas, and building strong relationships and you're comfortable communicating with a wide range of people across the business.

About Us

Laing O'Rourke are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects for clients in the UK, Middle East and Australia.

Certainty, reliability, quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Laing O'Rourke's story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half to deliver certainty for our clients.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the ‘Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email resourcingteam@laingorourke.com

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