Finance Analyst
hace 19 días
London
Finance Analyst | Real Estate | Central London (Hybrid - 2 Days in the Office) | £50,000-£55,000 | Permanent Role Due to business needs, only candidates who are immediately available can be considered for this position. Robert Half are recruiting for a Finance Analyst to join a large, international real estate and professional services business on a permanent basis, based in Central London. This role will initially be heavily focused on billing, cash flow, and process management in a complex, evolving environment, making it well suited to someone who enjoys improving processes, resolving issues, and working closely with operations. This is a highly operational and commercially exposed role, sitting within a fast-paced environment currently undergoing significant transformation. You'll play a key role supporting financial processes, improving systems, and partnering with operational teams during a period of change and integration. The organisation operates across the UK and globally, delivering high-value real estate and professional services solutions. With ongoing integration of project teams and major system changes underway, this is an opportunity to step into a role where you can make a tangible impact from day one. About the Position Reporting into senior finance leadership, your role will initially focus heavily on billing, cash flow, and process management, before evolving into a broader finance position with forecasting and commercial responsibilities. You will be responsible for: • Supporting a complex billing process via a Shared Service Centre, ensuring accurate and timely invoice requests., • Managing aged debt, working closely with operational teams to drive timely PO receipting and cash collection., • Owning timesheet tracking and compliance, building dashboards to monitor completion and improve accuracy., • Partnering with operations to resolve resistance and improve adoption of financial processes., • Identifying and resolving process inefficiencies during a period of systems and operational change., • Supporting system migration activities and helping embed new finance processes and controls., • Assisting with budgeting and forecasting, with the opportunity to take on more ownership over time., • Ensuring strong financial governance, controls, and accurate financial data across projects. This is a hands-on role in a changing environment, particularly in the first few months, where billing, processes, and operational alignment will be the key focus. What We're Looking For • Part-qualified, finalist, or qualified by experience (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), including those who have chosen not to continue studying., • Strong grounding in finance fundamentals (debits & credits, revenue, cost control)., • Experience in billing, revenue processes, or working with Shared Service Centres., • Exposure to budgeting and forecasting, with a desire to develop further in this area., • Advanced Excel skills, with experience building dashboards and improving reporting., • Comfortable working in a complex, evolving environment with process and system challenges., • Strong stakeholder management skills, confident pushing back and driving process adherence., • Proactive, resilient, and solutions-focused mindset. Here's What's Waiting for You • A key role within a globally recognised real estate and professional services environment., • The opportunity to step into a business undergoing significant transformation and system change., • High visibility across finance and operations, with real influence on process improvement., • The chance to build out dashboards, improve workflows, and shape how finance supports the business., • Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and commercial finance as the role evolves.