Finance Analyst

Location: Central London
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Contract: Full Time, Fixed-Term (6 months)
Start Date: ASAP (flexible to mid-January)

Altum Consulting is proud to be partnering with leading provider of housing, care and support services in London to find a Finance Analyst to support them during a period of significant growth. This role is critical in supporting the Senior FP&A Manager to deliver high-quality analysis across monthly results, forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning.

You will play a central role in interpreting financial performance, providing insights that support senior decision-making, and developing models that help shape the organisation's future direction. This position offers the opportunity to work within a complex, multi-service organisation and contribute to major upcoming deliverables including budgets, 5-year plans, stress-testing and board reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior FP&A Manager in analysing monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and insightful commentary.

• Contribute to the preparation, challenge and review of budgets and forecasts, ensuring clarity and accuracy for senior stakeholders.

• Assist in developing the organisation's long-range financial plan, providing modelling and analytical support.

• Build and maintain financial models to support scenario planning, property acquisition analysis, and operational decision-making.

• Produce clear, concise and meaningful financial insight that identifies trends, highlights risks and informs strategic decisions.

• Understand the drivers behind performance variances and ask the right questions to support effective FP&A challenge.

• Ensure models are accurate, well-structured and reconciled, with appropriate controls in place.

About You

We're looking for someone who brings both technical strength and commercial thinking. You will thrive in a busy, multi-stakeholder environment and be comfortable working with incomplete information, tight deadlines and shifting priorities.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) with strong technical grounding.

• Experience analysing large data sets and building financial models in complex or large-scale organisations.

• Ability to link financial performance to underlying business drivers and produce clear, actionable insight.

• Advanced Excel skills, including model-building and scenario analysis.

• Working knowledge of SUN Systems and Infor Q&A (Excel add-in) - essential due to short contract time frame.

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and how financial entries flow through P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.

• Excellent communication skills, able to influence discussions and challenge constructively.

• Meticulous attention to detail, with high personal standards and accountability.

This role offers hybrid working arrangements with 1-2 days in the office. If you are strong analyst available immediately, please reach out today!