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• Ipswich
• Posted 16th May 2012
• 
• Posted by: EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISTS LTD
• Salary: £60,000 - £70,000
• Job Type: Contract
• Address: 3A PRINCES STREET
  Ipswich
  IP1 1PN
  
• Contact: 01473 344950 or 01603 513090
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• This job has been viewed 9 times since it was posted.

Job Description

A major Financial Service organisation is seeking a Senior Finance Project Analyst to provide financial and project analysis to ensure robust and reliable finance project, system and process development to their many planned changes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provision of timely, incisive, consistent support to UK Finance on emerging & ad-hoc business issues, including Finance impact analysis of new projects, initiatives, opportunities, acquisitions etc
• Manage, support and deliver strategic projects in line with the business, departmental goals & objectives
• Undertake special initiatives and assist in the identification & implementation of operational improvements in the UK Finance function
• Prepare project documentation where necessary in order to meet project management methodology
• Assess resources and timescales of proposed projects in order to ensure projects are undertaken in an organised fashion and issues escalated to management where appropriate
• Support the development, documentation and maintenance of efficient, robust, reliable and consistent systems & processes that support UK Finance & enable the delivery of the result right first time, on time, with no surprises;
• Support the portfolio of UK Finance & related change projects, including monitoring & reporting project status
• Analyse & support UK Finance-specific projects & initiatives to ensure they are well planned & managed through to delivery by supporting their formation, scoping, management and delivery.
• Build and manage effective relationships with peers & stakeholders across the UK and the Finance, IT & Operations functions

To be successful in this challenging role candidates will need:

• Track record of identifying and analysing problems, identifying & evaluating options, deploying sound decision making skills.
• Experience of working within a project or change management environment
• Excellent communication skills, a confident and articulate presenter to internal/external audiences, exercising appropriate discretion in dealing with people from all levels
• Ability to build effective working relationships (internally/externally), establishing credibility amongst a wide and demanding client group (if applicable)
• Comfortable taking ownership for own work, identifying the need for action (using initiative) whilst working effectively within a team.
• Displays a resilient and adaptable style, track record of remaining calm in demanding circumstances, adjusting comfortably to changing conditions / priorities
• Progress towards a recognised accounting  qualification