Financial Analyst - #151811

2Heads are a proudly independent, award winning, strategically minded and fiercely creative experiential agency. We provide digital, hybrid & live solutions to the world's leading brands with the objective of producing optimum audience connection. With operations in the UK, USA, Ireland and Canada we have a truly global reach.

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Finance Analyst to support our growing business by delivering detailed financial analysis and high-quality support to the finance team, project budget holders, and senior management. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving profitability and project performance across various business functions. This position requires strong commercial awareness, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure financial targets are met.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring accuracy and integrity of monthly accounting and project reporting

• Business partnering with the operations team to drive profitability and performance

• Supporting and guiding project budget holders by providing financial information

• Advising Operations and Sales teams on meeting financial targets and commitments.

• Conducting monthly revenue and WIP reporting and other project-related financial tasks.

• Reviewing project performance on a historical and forecast basis

• Managing project profit and loss accounts.

• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting

• Overseeing cash flow forecasting and cash management.

• Analysing resource planning and its effect on project profitability.

• Producing commercial analysis and establish key performance metrics.

The ideal candidate will be highly analytical, commercially aware, and proactive, with a strong attention to detail. They will excel at communicating financial information to non-financial stakeholders and collaborate effectively across teams. Proficient in Excel and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment are essential. Financial qualifications or significant hands-on experience are highly valued.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in accounting, analysis, and commercial finance.

• Excellent communication

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Benefits include contributory pension, PMI, life cover, income protection, critical illness and membership of a discretionary bonus scheme.

Trust and support are what make our team work brilliantly together, and they’re what we bring to our clients too. We work honestly, fairly and collaboratively. We believe that diversity fuels creativity and, as such, are committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees.

Our recruitment processes are designed to give full and fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to present your best self.

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