Finance Data Analyst

Hays Accounts and Finance
London, City And County Of the City Of London, United Kingdom
Last week
£55,000 – £60,000 pa

Salary

£55,000 – £60,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Flexible
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
22 Apr 2026 (Last week)

Benefits

25 days holiday (increases up to 30 with every year of service up to 5 years) Wellbeing days CRS days Competitive pension Private medical Healthcare cash plan

Your new company

A global data centre in the heart of central London which operates within digital infrastructure is hiring a Finance Data Analyst to join the finance team. You will be joining an impressive finance function which is currently going through an exciting transformational stage.

Your new role

Stakeholder engagement - you will be working closely with finance, procurement and sales supporting with financial data strategies.

Reporting and analytics - develop and build out reports to support financial decision-making, data quality and presenting to senior management.

Business improvements - important to stay in tune with any changes in finance, systems and data improvements

Data governance - develop and build out tools to support financial systems and processes and data integrity

What you'll need to succeed

ACA / CIMA / ACCA or equivalent

Solid understanding of financial processes and systems

Knowledge of regulatory standards related to financial management

Strong stakeholder management skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability

What you'll get in return

Working in a high-performing and flexible environment

Hybrid work - 2 days in office

Internal development prospects

£55-60,000 + 12.5% bonus + strong benefits: 25 days holiday (increases up to 30 with every year of service up to 5 years), wellbeing days, CRS days, competitive pension, private medical, healthcare cash plan (and more).

What you need to do now

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