Operational Analyst

Operational Finance Analyst – Interim Central London | Hybrid | 9-Month Contract “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.” Albert Einstein. Sheridan Maine is delighted to be working with a leading organisation that is undertaking a significant finance transformation programme and is looking to appoint an Operational Finance Analyst on a 9-month interim basis.This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance analyst with a strong operational finance background to play a key role in a major period of systems and process change.Working as part of the wider Finance transformation team, you will support data migration, testing and process improvement activities, while helping to ensure that new systems and processes deliver accurate, efficient and well-controlled finance outputs.The Role You will play a hands-on role in supporting the transition to new finance systems and ways of working, with a particular focus on data quality, reconciliation, testing and process improvement.Your key responsibilities as the Operational Finance Analyst will include:

• Supporting data cleansing and migration activities, including data quality reviews, issue resolution, mapping and migration preparation.
• Preparing, validating and reconciling financial and operational data to ensure it is accurate, complete and ready for migration.
• Analysing large volumes of data and investigating discrepancies, duplication, missing information and inconsistent coding.
• Working closely with senior Finance stakeholders to support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) across key finance processes.
• Documenting UAT results and supporting the investigation and resolution of defects or design issues.
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and reporting outputs.
• Supporting the delivery of consistent, efficient and well-controlled finance processes.
• Identifying practical opportunities to use AI and automation to reduce manual processes, improve controls and enhance data quality.
• Helping colleagues understand and adopt new systems, processes and ways of working.
• Supporting multiple transformation activities while maintaining a focus on operational finance requirements.

About You We are looking for an analytical and proactive finance professional who enjoys working with data and solving problems.You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within an operational finance or finance analyst role.
• Experience supporting finance systems, process improvement or systems transition projects.
• Experience cleansing, validating and reconciling large volumes of financial or operational data.
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to identify data anomalies, duplication, missing attributes and inconsistent coding.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills, with the confidence to challenge discrepancies and identify solutions.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both Finance and wider business stakeholders.

Why Apply? This is a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable experience within a significant finance transformation programme, working across data, systems, processes and people.If you're an experienced finance analyst who enjoys working with data, improving processes and being part of meaningful organisational change, this could be an excellent opportunity for your next interim assignment - please click on “apply” as soon as possible.You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.