Finance Analyst

About TEAM LEWIS

TEAM LEWIS is a leading global marketing agency, founded in 1995 and headquartered in London. With around 26 offices spanning EMEA, APAC and North America, we combine global reach with local market expertise to deliver integrated PR, digital, creative and communications solutions for clients across sectors including automotive, technology, cyber security, energy, financial services and healthcare.

Our people are at the heart of our success, and we're proud to foster a diverse, connected and entrepreneurial culture. Beyond client work, our commitment to social impact is reflected in the TEAM LEWIS Foundation, which supports thousands of community causes worldwide.

Purpose of the role

The Finance Analyst is based within the UK Finance team and provides day-to-day finance support and analysis, including through business partnering, resourcing and month-end processes. The Finance Analyst is the key point of contact for timesheets and resourcing analysis, providing the insights that help to answer the key business questions. At month end the Finance Analyst will support on cost and revenues review to ensure that these are posted into the correct place.

Core responsibilities

Resourcing and Business Partnering

• Act as the UK finance champion and first point of contact for the timesheet system, ensuring projects, time allocations and data quality are maintained.

• Act as finance business partner for key accounts, supporting regular reviews with Directors and Account Directors.

• Prepare and circulate servicing and resourcing reports, highlighting key trends such as over-servicing and utilisation.

• Maintain resource trackers for key clients, working with client service teams to ensure reports are understood and acted upon.

• Support wider resourcing analysis, including pricing learnings, project performance and ad hoc commercial queries.

Month End

• Support month-end reporting across revenue, costs and profitability, ensuring postings are accurate and correctly allocated.

• Prepare Central HQ OPEX postings, analysis and supporting schedules.

• Prepare and post cost splits across relevant cost centres.

• Support gross profit reconciliations, reviewing actual revenue and costs against forecast and identifying required accruals or deferrals.

• Analysis of key cost categories to ensure cost effectiveness.

Balance Sheet and Compliance

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts, investigating and resolving reconciling items.

• Support audit preparation by collating evidence and responding to queries within areas of responsibility.

General

• Maintain accurate finance trackers and reporting tools, ensuring data is complete, timely and reliable.

• Support improvements to reporting processes, controls and ways of working across the UK Finance team.

• Work collaboratively with finance and non-finance colleagues, acting as a helpful point of contact for finance-related queries.

Key relationships

• Senior Finance Manager – line manager

• Finance Analyst and Senior Finance Executive – team members

• UK non finance colleagues | Client Directors and Associate Directors, Senior Marketing Manager, IT team; supporting all colleagues that have financial queries

• Financial Controllers and Finance Managers, other global markets

• External auditors

Requirements

· Actively studying towards accounting qualifications (ACCA/CIMA), or equivalent relevant experience.

· Prior experience in a finance analyst, finance assistant, or accounts role.

· Strong analytical and Excel skills, comfortable working with data trackers, reports and reconciliations.

· Good communication skills, with confidence liaising with non-finance stakeholders.

· Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage recurring deadlines.

· A proactive, collaborative approach to working within a small finance team.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the responsibilities this role. Other responsibilities may be added from time to time.

TEAM LEWIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and fostering an environment focused on equality, empowerment and respect. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that supports and celebrates our diversity. We continue to invest in our efforts to ensure that TEAM LEWIS is a place where everyone can thrive.