Finance Analyst

1 month ago


Cosham, United Kingdom Venture Recruitment Partners Full time

We are delighted to be partnering with a PLC in the recruitment of a Finance Analyst to sit within the Finance Business Service Team. This is a key role within the business, focused on improved functionality, data integrity and security. There will also be the ownership of financial system processes and ensuring robust and proportionate controls. 

The Finance Analyst is responsible for driving and acting as a first line of defence assurance of financial controls for all finance systems, ensuring continuous improvement of the control and governance framework.

Key Responsibilities: 

Accountable for identifying, assessing and managing financial controls and segregation of duties for all finance systems
Responsible for driving solutions with IT and ensuring appropriate closure of action plans developed in response to any ineffective controls/ control gaps
Working closely with business process owners and IT to ensure adequate controls are in place, tested and monitored consistently across all finance systems
Develop and maintain financial control documentation and logs
Proactively evaluate systems risks and engage process owners and IT to ensure root causes are identified and addressed
Build & maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, driving a culture of risk ownership and continuous improvement
Work with Financial Control & Governance Lead and IT to support internal control walkthroughs and/ or external audits
Manage and track the action plan of internal control walkthroughs and/ or external audits
Key Skills:

From a Finance Background 
Intermediate knowledge of system controls identification and evaluation
Experience in performing system and risk controls testing
Ability to demonstrate exceptional documentation skills, managing action plans, workshops and projects
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful business offering a range of benefits. One day per week is required on-site in Portsmouth,

If this role is of interest, please apply or email

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