Junior Financial Analyst

BackgroundThis role has been created to optimise the efficiency and effectiveness of cash management within the company's treasury department.The business operates three invoice discounting (ID) facilities across the globe, and this role has evolved to place a much greater emphasis on funding analysis, reporting and headroom management. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, detail-oriented individual keen to build a career within finance and treasury. It would particularly suit someone analytical who enjoys working with data and wants to make a tangible, proactive impact on the group's funding, cash and headroom position. Responsibilities:Record and allocate customer payments accurately.Perform daily cash allocation and bank reconciliations.Prepare and distribute daily cash and receivables reports.Analyse aged debt reports, highlighting payment concerns and risk trends, working closely with the AR team to resolve outstanding issuesMonitor invoice discounting facilities, funding availability and headroom.Investigate and resolve issues affecting funding, including aged debt, credit limits, missing purchase orders and disallowed balances.Identify and escalate funding risks and opportunities, working with internal teams to maximise cash availability.Produce dashboards and reports to support cash flow, receivables and funding performance.Assist with audit requests and provide administrative support to the Finance team as required. Key Skills:Strong attention to detail and accuracy.Good numerical and analytical skills.Excellent communication and customer service skills.Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.Positive attitude and willingness to learn.Good Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, lookups), with a willingness to develop these to an advanced level.Strong analytical mindset, comfortable interpreting and presenting large volumes of financial data.Understanding of invoice discounting or receivables/asset-based financing - including funding limits, disallowables and recourse - or a genuine willingness to learn.A proactive, inquisitive approach - able to anticipate issues and act before they impact the funding or headroom position.Confidence preparing and presenting clear reports to senior management and other stakeholders. *This role would require you full time in the office for the first three months and after this you can work one day per week from home*About ersgSet up in 2008, ersg is an award winning, international leader in staffing services to the global energy and built environment markets. We work with major international companies through to smaller independent businesses to enable their projects to be facilitated effectively throughout the entire project life cycle. Whilst headquartered in London, our global business has over 200 staff with offices across Europe, North America and Asia.ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff job applicants. We do not discriminate against staff or applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.

Duties include:Group revenue and gross profit reconciliationsSales commission calculationsSupport with the transition away from reports generated using Microsoft Excel into Power BIFinancial planning and analysis including budgetingProduction of business performance reportsSupporting and evaluating bids and tenders with financial data and modelsWork closely with the accounting team to ensure accurate financial reporting Qualifications & ExperienceYou must be ACCA, ACA or CIMA part-qualifiedExperience in a similar environmentExperience with Power BI or a similar data visualisation software packageProficient with Microsoft packages - strong Excel skills is a mustExperience using Sage IntacctAbility to demonstrate a high level of accuracy and attention to detailGood business acumenUses initiative to problem solve Desirable AttributesWillingness to learn and progress toward full qualification.Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.Ability to work independently and as part of a team.Strong communication skills and ability to explain financial information clearly.Tenacity and enjoyment of problem solvingProactive, solution-oriented and continuous improvement mindsetAbout ersgSet up in 2008, ersg is an award winning, international leader in staffing services to the global energy and built environment markets. We work with major international companies through to smaller independent businesses to enable their projects to be facilitated effectively throughout the entire project life cycle. Whilst headquartered in London, our global business has over 200 staff with offices across Europe, North America and Asia.ersg are an equal opportunities employer; we are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff job applicants. We do not discriminate against staff or applicants on the basis of age, sex, race, disability, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or religious background; all decisions are based on merit.