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Jo Holdsworth Recruitment is pleased to be partnering with a well-established and friendly organisation in Leeds City Centre to recruit for a Finance & Business Analyst on a full time and permanent basis.
This position supports the implementation of a new finance system and will take responsibility for ongoing system administration. The role includes maintaining accurate financial data, producing management information, and providing analysis to support decision‑making across the business. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the role acts as a key connection between the finance team and other departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Map, document, and optimise finance processes to support a smooth system transfer
- Cleanse and prepare financial data to ensure accuracy
- Review existing reports and MI outputs in preparation for redesign or migration.
- Support the Financial Controller in delivering a successful system implementation
- Assist with data migration tasks including mapping, transformation, cleansing, and reconciliation activities
- Participate in system and user acceptance testing whilst logging issues
- Help document finance processes, system workflows, and reporting requirements
- Contribute to user training materials and support colleagues during go‑live
- Act as the system administrator: manage user accounts, permissions, and maintenance activities
- Work as the finance system “super‑user”, resolving issues and liaising with IT and external vendors
- Build and maintain MI dashboards and deliver insightful data analysis to support business decisions
- Maintain data integrity through routine checks, reconciliations, and control monitoring
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and enhance system utilisation
- Produce regular and ad hoc MI reports for the business
- Prepare monthly sales commission calculations
Experience Required
- Previous experience within a finance based position
- Strong understanding of finance processes and basic accounting principles (e.g., ledgers, journals, reconciliations)
- Experience working with accounting or financial systems (e.g., administration, configuration, reporting, or user support)
- Strong data analysis capability, including advanced use of Windows‑based software and Excel
- Experience working with senior managers and supporting decision‑making through clear communication and insight
- Experience supporting a system implementation, upgrade, or UAT cycle
- Ability to interpret and analyse financial, operational, and system‑generated data
- Strong problem‑solving skills with a logical, methodical approach
- Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to maintaining data accuracy
- Can build positive working relationships and collaborates effectively across teams
- Proactive and committed to continuous improvement of processes and systems
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