Finance & Strategy Analyst

Finance & Strategy Analyst Glasgow City Centre (hybrid) c£65,000 + package I am delighted to be working on this opportunity….here’s why; Terrific, highly accomplished CFO, with outstanding track record. Well established, Private Equity backed business with a global footprint. Defined growth strategy culminating in an exit event in 3-4 years.

Long-term environmental sustainability at the very heart of the company’s ethos. This newly created requirement, reporting directly to the CFO, is a wide-ranging role, which will influence the direction of the company. The Finance and Strategy Analyst will be responsible for driving understanding, decision-making, and analysis across all areas of the business and operations.

A high impact role during a period of rapid growth and expansion, you will be responsible for ad hoc analysis, alongside owning ongoing processes. You will have a heavy involvement in M&A and exposure to the private equity investors as well as significant exposure to and influence with the wider senior management team. This is a proposition for an individual with high-ambition and low ego, with a desire to have a tangible impact on a fast-growing business, that is also having a positive impact on the environment.

Experience, knowledge & skills: Highly numerate, naturally inquisitive and deeply analytical - a master of Excel Degree from a top tier university, preferably in a numerate discipline 1+ year of professional work experience, likely in a professional services firm (e.g. management consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, accounting firm) Familiarity with PowerBI or similar is a significant plus Motivated by learning and understanding new things, with an ambition and passion for knowing “how things work” or “why things happen” Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills, both written and oral Ability to grasp the bigger picture and develop higher-level strategic insights from detailed numerical analysis Self-driven, with the ability to work in somewhat ambiguous and unstructured environments, with multiple competing priorities MOST importantly, the right person: Comfortable with ambiguity. Enjoys digging into a messy business problem as much as building a clean model. Not just a number cruncher - a business thinker who happens to love numbers.

Someone who simplifies rather than complicates, and who sees technology as an opportunity, not a threat.