Senior Finance Analyst
Job description
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Your new company
Hays are supporting a prominent US-listed organisation to recruit a qualified finance professional to join a high-performing team, delivering insight, reporting, and process improvements that support business decision-making. This role would suit a first or second time practice trained candidate or someone recently Qualified from industry. Offering a great mix of responsibilities this is a great stepping stone for someone looking to grow their career.
Your new role
Provide financial analysis and reporting (actual vs budget/forecast)
Support month-end, reconciliations, and KPI reporting
Deliver accurate, timely financial reporting to stakeholders
Assist with audits, statutory reporting, and accounting policy application
Drive process improvements, automation, and standardisation
Collaborate across FP&A, audit, treasury, and wider finance teams
Support ad-hoc projects and finance initiatives
What you'll need to succeed
ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
1-2+ years post-qualified experience
Strong financial reporting background
IFRS (US GAAP advantageous)
Strong systems and Excel skills
What you'll get in return
Salary unto £60000 plus bonus and benefits
What you need to do now
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Key skills
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Application advice
5 AI-generated recommendations to maximise your chances.
⭐ Lead your CV Personal Statement with your ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification and post-qualified experience, as the advert lists these as the primary requirements.
📊 Quantify your reporting scope: e.g. 'Prepared monthly management accounts for 8 cost centres, reducing close cycle from 6 to 4 days' — the advert specifically values timely reporting.
🔧 Dedicate a 'Key Skills' line to systems proficiency: name your ERP (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Workday) alongside Advanced Excel, as the advert calls out 'strong systems and Excel skills'.
🌐 If you have any US GAAP exposure, call it out explicitly in your skills section — the advert flags it as advantageous for this US-listed employer.
🎯 Include a bullet under each role that evidences process improvement or automation (e.g. 'Automated weekly KPI dashboard in Excel, saving 3 hours per reporting cycle'), directly mirroring the advert's 'Drive process improvements, automation, and standardisation' requirement.
Suggested CV bullets
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Add these 3 bullets under your most recent experience:
- •Led month-end close for 6 cost centres, delivering variance analysis packs to senior stakeholders within 3 working days and reducing reporting cycle by 2 days year-on-year.
- •Automated weekly KPI dashboard using advanced Excel macros, eliminating 4 hours of manual data consolidation per reporting cycle across the FP&A team.
- •Supported external audit for a £120M revenue entity, preparing IFRS-compliant statutory accounts and resolving 15 audit queries within agreed timelines.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Hays' search for a Senior Finance Analyst at a US-listed organisation in Solihull is a strong match for my background in IFRS financial reporting and FP&A. Having completed my CIMA qualification and accumulated post-qualified experience in month-end close, variance analysis, and KPI reporting, I am well placed to deliver the accurate, timely insight this role demands.
My background in finance includes supporting statutory reporting cycles, collaborating with audit teams, and driving process improvements that have reduced manual effort across reporting workflows. I have worked closely with FP&A and treasury colleagues to standardise outputs and improve data quality, and I am comfortable presenting financial analysis to senior stakeholders under tight deadlines.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk us through how you manage the month-end close process, including reconciliations and KPI reporting.
- ›How have you applied IFRS standards in your current or previous role? Can you give a specific example?
- ›Describe a process improvement or automation you implemented in a finance function — what tools did you use and what was the outcome?
- ›How do you approach variance analysis when actuals deviate significantly from budget or forecast?
- ›What experience do you have with statutory reporting and supporting external audits?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to deliver financial reporting to a tight deadline. How did you ensure accuracy under pressure?
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a significant error in financial data. How did you handle it?
- ›Give an example of when you collaborated with non-finance stakeholders to improve a reporting process.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to learn a new system or tool quickly to meet a business need.
- ›Describe a situation where you supported an ad-hoc finance project alongside your regular responsibilities. How did you prioritise?
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to deliver financial reporting to a tight deadline. How did you ensure accuracy under pressure?
Give an example of when you collaborated with non-finance stakeholders to improve a reporting process.