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
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
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.
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