Portfolio Finance Analyst in Glasgow

Portfolio Finance Analyst
3 Months initially
Glasgow or Perth 1-2 days a week ideally
£450-550 per day (INSIDE IR35)

My client in the utilities industry are looking for a Portfolio Finance Analyst to join their fast paced team on an initial 3 month contract.

The main purpose of the Portfolio Finance Analyst role is to maintain financial controls and systems, including budgeting for all IT project expenditure (Capital & Revenue). Day-to-day activities will include working closely with project and programme managers, senior management, Business Finance Teams and other stakeholders within IT to provide a project cost accounting function to a growing portfolio.

Skills / Experience
* Knowledge of the Oracle Project Cost Accounting system (or similar) would be advantageous.
* An excellent understanding of Project Cost Accounting fundamentals. An accountancy or related financial qualification is essential.
* Good understanding of end-to-end project lifecycle delivery.
* Ability to roll up project to Portfolio level reporting
* Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel.
* Communication and Personal Attributes including Customer Focus approach
* Ability to deliver under pressure whilst building relationships.
* Highly articulate with effective written and interpersonal skills
* Team player as well as ability to plan own work
* Strong Influencing skills.
* Strong attention to detail.
* Ability to thrive in a challenging environment and develop new skills.
* Problem Solving, Analysis and Reasoning and always looking for continuous improvement
* Excellent analytical skills

Key Accountabilities
* Provide a professional finance function within Renewables IT Operations Team to ensure the timely provision of project funding end effective financial control.
* Maintain financial controls enabling Project Cost Accounting for the portfolio including spend against budget, forecast spend and cost variance analysis.
* Manage the annual budgeting and roadmap process for Renewables IT Teams.
* Provide financial management support for projects within the IT change portfolio, including budget development and monitoring, purchase order requisition and fulfilment, and reconciliation of projects and their close out.
* Ensure projects are managing their finances in line with the Transformational Change Governance Framework.
* Provide support and guidance to team members in tracking their budgets.
* Monitor compliance with portfolio reporting / financial standards and intervene when this deviates or slips.
* Review funding requests to ensure they remain within approved project budgets.
* Participate in project review meetings to highlight finance related matters.

Experience
* Experience in annual budgeting process for projects or portfolios.
* Background in Portfolio Office functions or PMO functions, using collaborative skills in coaching others to complete required reports and managing financial reporting cycle on large projects.
* A demonstrable understanding of the company business areas, the Energy industry and IT.
* Awareness of safety practices within high risk engineering environments.
* Awareness of information security practices within commercially sensitive environments.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.