Assistant Finance Analyst

Assistant Finance Analyst

Temporary Fixed Term 6 Months

Based in Liverpool – 35 Hours Hybrid

Salary £24,076 - £26,611

Working Pattern - Monday to Friday

Want to make a real difference to the lives of people? For over 90 years, The Riverside Group has been providing affordable housing across the UK to people as well as care for the elderly and support for those who face homelessness.

The difference you’ll make

• Assist with routine financial planning, analysis, and reporting to support the preparation of actuals performance reporting, budgets, and forecasts.
• Support with financial insight analysis, including the translation of routine financial data, identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• Review financial performance variances to provide the business with current financial information.
• Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.

So, who are you?

• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to carry out financial planning, analysis, and reporting
• Ability to work with complex information to identify trends and patterns
• An understanding of financial control
• Ability to show initiative and take ownership of tasks.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet business requirements
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure

Desirable

• Knowledge & Experience of leasehold tenures
• Knowledge & Experience of service charges

Enjoy the rewards

Working with us, you’ll enjoy competitive pay, 28 days holidays plus bank holidays, a wide range of benefits, flexible working, and the chance to learn valuable new skills. We empower our people to do great work by investing in learning, personal development, and technology.

If you’re the kind of person that wants to do a really great job and make a difference to our customers, we think you’ll love it here. Sound like a challenge you’d like to take on? Then get in touch and let’s talk about how you can help us transform lives and revitalise neighbourhoods. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community so that we can truly reflect the neighbourhoods in which we work.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment

Undertake routine financial analysis to support the Finance Analysts with the provision of business insight for effective operational activity and financial decision making

Role Profile

• Assist with routine financial planning, analysis, and reporting to support the preparation of actuals performance reporting, budgets, and forecast.
• Support with financial insight analysis, including the translation of routine financial data, identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• Review financial performance variances to provide the business with current financial information.
• Ensure that the business has robust financial data by reviewing and validating its integrity and quality.
• Respond to routine or basic queries from internal customer and stakeholders, ensuring that the response is timely and compliant with the relevant control processes and frameworks.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
• Respond flexibly to any necessary changes in work priorities and undertake other duties when required to support the effective operation of the service.
• Ensure that all data protection requirements are met in accordance with Group policy, procedures, and statutory requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential

• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to carry out financial planning, analysis, and reporting
• Ability to work with complex information to identify trends and patterns
• An understanding of financial control
• Ability to show initiative and take ownership of tasks.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet business requirements
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to work under pressure
• Customer focused
• Commercially aware with a focus on continuous improvement
• Comfortable with working in a matrix environment with a range of stakeholders