Interim Finance Analyst

Interim Finance Analyst

£300 – £320 per day – 6-month interim assignment

Letchworth Garden City

 

Are you a hands-on Finance Analyst with real comfort in Power BI with DAX and SQL skills? Aila Recruitment is delighted to be exclusively partnering with a leading British manufacturing company in Letchworth to appoint an Interim Finance Analyst on a 6-month interim basis.

 

About the Company:

• A long-established, family-owned British manufacturer that has been going strong for over a century, turning over c.£180m with a genuine reputation for quality and craftsmanship.
• A standout, financially secure business investing heavily in its finance systems, with Power BI being rolled out
• A caring, non-hierarchical culture built on family values, where people look out for each other, alongside a flexible hybrid working arrangement of 2 to 3 days in the office.

 

The Role:

Reporting to the FP&A Manager, you’ll play a central part in moving finance reporting away from Cognos and onto Power BI. You’ll scope the finance data sets, build the initial Power BI finance application and create the dashboards the business will rely on for management reporting and decision-making.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of Power BI as the primary finance reporting platform.
• Work with the FP&A Manager and stakeholders across the business to define reporting requirements and priority data sets
• Agree the scope and data sets for the initial Finance Power BI application
• Design, build and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards and data models for finance reporting
• Write SQL queries to extract, transform and validate source data.
• Develop DAX measures and calculations that are accurate and scalable.
• Map critical Cognos reports to future Power BI outputs, identifying opportunities to simplify reporting along the way.
• Test, reconcile and secure stakeholder sign-off on all dashboards.
• Produce clear documentation, data definitions and handover materials to support adoption and continuity once the assignment ends.

 

The Ideal Candidate:

• Strong hands-on Power BI experience, including dashboards, reports and data models.
• Good working knowledge of DAX and SQL, with the ability to build robust calculations and validate data.
• Experience working with structured data sets, BI tools and reporting environments.
• The ability to translate business requirements into practical reporting solutions.
• Strong analytical skills, a sharp eye for detail and a real focus on data accuracy and reconciliation.
• Finance, FP&A or management reporting experience preferred; Cognos experience a real advantage.
• A confident communicator, able to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Available to start at short notice

 

What they Offer:

• A high-impact Power BI build with clear deliverables and genuine ownership from day one.
• The chance to shape finance reporting in a stable, well-invested business undergoing real transformation
• Flexible hybrid working, 2 to 3 days in the Letchworth office.

 

How to Apply:

We want to hear from you if you’re excited about this opportunity and believe you have what it takes to excel in this role. Apply now for further information.

 

About Aila Recruitment:

Aila is a specialist finance recruitment business dedicated to providing the best jobs to the best people. We operate as an extended arm of our client’s business and a career coach for our candidates’ ongoing development.

 

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