Description Keoghs, the Legal Solutions Division of the Davies Group, are looking to hire a Commercial Finance Analyst to support the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.
This is an interesting, varied, and challenging role that will involve providing the operational teams within Keoghs with a high standard of financial support and MI.
The role offers a chance to progress and develop as an analyst and Business Partner and would suite an established analyst / Business Partner or someone in a finance role looking to move into a more commercial environment.
Key Responsibilities Providing support to the Operational managers to manage their parts of the business, identifying opportunities, and providing challenge, to enhance each team's gross margin.
This will include regular production of operational MI.
Assisting the operational teams in bids and tenders, including support to propose pricing and provision of challenge in pricing discussions to ensure the required gross margin in maintained Production of monthly financial reporting in accordance with SLAs for both the Keoghs Exec and Davies Head Office.
• Provision of regular forecasts and annual budgets of Operational performance.
Collaborating closely with the operational teams to challenge and validate these forecasts.
• To assist the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis in any ad hoc projects as required.
Working Hours 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm with 1 unpaid hour for lunch.
Will be required to be available to attend the Bolton or Manchester Office.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Essential Skills and Attributes: •Good to advanced excel skills.
With an ability to present data that is easily understood by non-finance managers.
•An ability to work as part of a team and have a can-do attitude.
•Excellent communication skills.
•Strong organisational skills to allow prioritisation of key outputs in a demanding environment.
Required Soft Skills: •Customer Service - Ability to manage a high volume workload and demonstrate proactivity and initiative whilst delivering a first class customer experience.
•Problem Solving - Ability to resolve queries and deliver sound results whilst under tight deadlines with strict adherence to various timelines.
•Teamwork - Comfortable to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
•Integrity - ability to deal with sensitive and/or confidential information appropriately.
•Self-Management - ability to remain professional and calm under pressure in an ever-changing environment.
•Communication – high level of verbal and written communication skills We are a specialist professional services and technology firm, working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated and global businesses.
We help our clients to manage risk, operate their core business processes, transform and grow.
We deliver professional services and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation & risk, customer experience, human capital, digital transformation & change management.
Our global team of more than 6,500 professionals operate across ten countries, including the UK & the U.S. Over the past ten years Davies has grown its annual revenues more than 20-fold, investing heavily in research & development, innovation & automation, colleague development, and client service.
Today the group serves more than 1,500 insurance, financial services, public sector, and other highly regulated clients.