Finance Analyst

Contract Length: 3 months Day Rate: 200- 220 per day Location: Bristol (Keynsham) - hybrid working, 2 days per week from home

We're currently recruiting for a Reconciliation Analyst (Takings & Banking) to support a busy finance function on an initial 3-month contract. This role will focus on ensuring the accuracy and integrity of sales, takings, and banking transactions, while helping to reduce a backlog of unreconciled items.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate and resolve unreconciled cash, unmatched transactions, and discrepancies across takings and banking

• Reconcile POS data, bank statements, and Oracle/Open Accounts ledgers

• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reporting using Power BI

• Prepare journals and support accurate general ledger reporting

• Liaise with internal finance teams and operational sites to resolve queries

• Identify and support process improvements within the cash and banking cycle

• Support ad hoc reconciliation and reporting tasks as required

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience in bank reconciliations or similar transactional finance roles

• Strong working knowledge of Oracle Financials (EBS or Fusion); Open Accounts experience beneficial

• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data analysis)

• Experience working in fast-paced, high-volume environments

• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to meet tight deadlines

• Confident communicator, able to work with finance and non-finance stakeholders

Desirable:

• Studying towards AAT or equivalent

• Strong risk and control awareness

• Proactive, hands-on approach with a problem-solving mindset

This is an excellent short-term opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional to make an immediate impact within a busy team.