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Make an Impact Where It Matters
We are seeking a commercially minded and highly analytical Senior Finance Analyst to join our Group Partners finance team. This is a key role providing high-quality financial and commercial support, enabling stakeholders to manage budgets effectively, understand performance, and make well-informed decisions.
You will act as a trusted business partner, combining strong technical expertise with commercial insight, delivering robust reporting, forecasting, and analysis, while driving continuous improvement in how financial information is produced and used across the organisation.
The Role
Commercial & Financial Business Partnering
Partner closely with Group Partner teams to provide financial oversight, insight, and support
Support budget holders in managing costs, planning future activity, and navigating planning cycles
Provide reliable, decision-useful analysis to support regular performance reviews
Offer constructive challenge to ensure effective decision-making and strong cost discipline
Build a deep understanding of operational activity and its financial implications
Reporting, Forecasting & Insight
Prepare monthly cost reports, forecasts, annual budgets, and dashboards to a consistently high standard
Analyse variances against budget and forecast, providing clear, concise, and insightful commentary
Support the preparation of consolidated Group Partner results for Board and Committee reporting, enabling senior stakeholders to understand key drivers, cost movements, and business performance
Identify trends, emerging risks, cost pressures, and opportunities within operational spend
Produce visually impactful analytics and dashboards tailored to the audience, supporting effective decision-making
Champion the use of Anaplan to enhance financial planning and forecasting activities
Undertake ad hoc analysis and project work in support of the wider FP&A team
Compliance & Process Improvement
Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial data across ERP systems and reporting tools
Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reporting quality
Ensure adherence to financial policies, supporting strong governance and audit readiness
What You’ll Bring
Qualified accountant or equivalent professional finance experience
High level of analytical capability with a strong attention to detail and curiosity to understand cost drivers and operational trends
Advanced Excel skills, with experience using BI tools (Power BI preferred) and working across ERP systems
Proven ability to manage and interpret complex data sets, translating them into meaningful business insights
Experience creating clear, visually impactful analytics that support decision-making
Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information in a straightforward and accessible way to both finance and non-finance stakeholders
Key Capabilities
Highly numerate and comfortable working in data-rich, complex environments
A positive, adaptable, and collaborative team player
Excellent ability to build effective partnerships across functions
Confident in engaging, influencing, and constructively challenging stakeholders
Able to simplify complexity and communicate insights clearly and effectively
Why Join Us
Play a key role in a forward-thinking, commercially focused finance team
Work closely with senior stakeholders and contribute to strategic decision-making
Opportunity to shape and improve financial planning, reporting, and insight capabilities
Be part of a culture that values collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-quality analysis
Apply Now
If you are looking for a role where you can combine technical expertise with commercial impact and play a key role in driving business performance, we would love to hear from you.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us directly, or at careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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