Financial Strategy Analyst

WEX

  • Manchester
  • £50,000-55,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
Strategic Finance Analyst / Manchester / Hybrid min 1 day per week in the office / Permanent / £50000-£55000 / plus benefitsAbout The Team / RoleThe Financial Strategy Analyst will provide critical support for business decision-making through effective financial modelling, analysis, and forecasting. The role will focus on analysing current business operations, contributing to annual budgets, delivering accurate forecasts, and producing the monthly business review pack. Success requires exceptional attention to detail, strong commercial insight, advanced Excel expertise, and a proactive, self-starting approach in a fast-paced environment.What’s on Offer?
  • Highly Competitive basic salary of between £50000-£55000 (Depending on experience)
  • Annual Company Bonus
  • 37.5 hour week - 8.30am-5pm
  • Hybrid working from our Manchester City Centre office (min 1 day per week)
  • Industry leading pension scheme
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays- with the opportunity to purchase additional holidays
  • Life assurance
  • Income protection
  • Discount & Perks platform
  • Employee wellbeing
How You’ll Make An ImpactDevelop, maintain, and enhance financial models for both ongoing business performance and new commercial opportunities.Conduct deep-dive financial analysis to generate actionable insights and recommendations.Support annual budgeting and forecasting by partnering with cross-functional stakeholders.Analyse variances between actual and forecast results, identifying trends and explaining key drivers.Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for strategic decision-making.Produce the monthly business review pack with accurate data and insightful commentary.Collaborate with commercial and operational teams to evaluate performance and offer financial guidance.Ensure data accuracy and integrity through strong financial controls.Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting efficiency.Experience You’ll BringProfessional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).Proven experience in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting in a dynamic business environment.Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, data visualisation, and modelling.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.Commercial acumen — ability to translate financial data into business insights.Strong communication skills to present complex information to non-finance audiences.Industry experience in fleet services, energy, or financial services (desirable).Knowledge of ERP/financial systems such as Oracle, Business Objects, Peoplesoft (advantageous).CompetenciesAnalytical Thinking: Interprets complex data and identifies trends.Commercial Acumen: Understands market and business drivers for strategic recommendations.Detail Orientation: Maintains high accuracy in analysis and reporting.Collaboration: Builds effective cross-functional relationships.Problem Solving: Tackles challenges with innovative and practical solutions.What’s Next?
If you have the skills and passion to take on this position of Strategic Finance Analyst, then we would love to hear from you. APPLY NOW for immediate consideration.Due to the volume of applications received, unfortunately it is not possible to respond to each one individually, applicants that are shortlisted will be contacted within one week of applicationWe do not accept speculative CVs. Any CV received by WEX will be treated as a gift and eligible for an agency fee. PSL agencies should only send CVs if authorised to do so by the Talent Acquisition team.

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