Spend Analyst

Our Client has a requirement for a Spend Analyst, who will be required to work on a 6 month contract basis in Aberdeen.

Role Purpose:

• The Spend Analyst is responsible for providing key management information (MI) and spend support (including forecasting, VOWD, commitments and accruals) to the Performance Manager, ensuring robust control of business services spend.

  The role helps deliver a consistent and standardised approach utilising IS frameworks and processes.

Job Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation, and HSEQ procedures.
• Supports the Information Systems Performance Manager in providing quality management information data or reports for the Leadership team.
• Highlights reporting data issues, identifies, and designs action orientated solutions for the teams to resolve.
• The ongoing production of daily, weekly, periodic, and annual spend analysis is required including, but not limited to:
• Quarterly Performance Review Reporting.

• Spend reporting – Monthly Value of Work Done (VOWD) Reporting, Monthly Forecast v Budget & Commitment v Forecast
• KPI Monthly Reporting
• Operational status reporting.
• Consolidated business services reporting.

Experience / Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications:

• Proven experience of spend activities, ideally in a Business Services environment.

• Understanding of cost management including Value of Work Done and forecast to complete.
• Highly numerate with strong analytical skills.
• Experience of Finance systems.
• Good MS Office skills including experience of using Power BI.
• Good interpersonal skills and adept at interacting with individuals within the IS team.
• Flexible and responsive to stakeholder requirements and changing environment.
• Ability to deliver high quality work by deadlines and work effectively under time pressure.
• Ability to work under minimal guidance and proactively highlight improvements.
• Able to organise workloads to meet demanding and often changing priorities, ensuring that key deadlines are met.
• Able to solve problems and create pragmatic solutions and improvements.
• Strong communication skills, ability to present information in a clear, timely and focused way.

Company information

At First Recruitment Group we understand just how important it is to secure the right people. That is why our Recruitment Consultants always take the time to understand requirements in detail and offer sound advice to both clients and candidates.  We actively recruit at all levels and this is a superb opportunity for Spend Analyst looking for new employment.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.