Division Overview
The Finance function is responsible for all the financial reporting, controls and analysis across the Clarksons Group, supporting a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Role Summary
As a Junior Finance Analyst, you will work within the Finance function of the global broking segment, contributing towards reporting to aid day-to-day operations as well as the progression of the business.
What you’ll be doing
- Assist in the preparation of management accounts, KPI reports, analysis, budgets, and forecasts.
- Provide financial information, insight, and analysis to management to enable timely and effective decision making.
- Ad hoc reporting on all elements of a shipbroking deals to assist team management with performance, client tenders and divisional strategy.
- Cost analysis on the c.1,300 broking team group-wide.
- Liaise with the data scientist team to extract data from bespoke database, as well as create real-time reports.
- Analyse, identify and support continuous changes and improvements to broking data.
- Support the business with broking financial systems.
- Contribute to key projects and new initiatives.
- Support other administrative functions including tax, compliance and legal with financial analysis of the broking segment.
- Additional / ad hoc duties as required to meet the needs of the business.
What we’re looking for
We invite applications from candidates who can demonstrate:
- Drive and self-motivation, with the desire and commitment to succeed, deliver excellence and make positive change;
- Relationship building, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to quickly build rapport;
- Collaboration, able to work well with others across diverse backgrounds to share information, develop skills, and deliver results;
- Resilience with the ability to persist and adapt;
- Smart problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a curious and inquisitive mind, and an openness to new ideas;
- Professional integrity and a respect for company values.
Key Skills & Experience
- A high degree of numeracy and attention to detail is essential.
- Organised and able to prioritise own workload in order to meet tight deadlines.
- Self-confident with good communication skills (both written and verbal) and problem-solving skills.
- Commercially aware with interest in the wider economy and world affairs.
- Desire to learn, develop and contribute to the wider team goals.
- Able to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
- Good IT skills in MS office packages (at least intermediate level in use of excel) is essential.
- Knowledge of PowerBI would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of SUN Systems, Workday Financials or equivalent financial reporting software would be an advantage but not essential.
- An understanding of basicng principles would be an advantage but not essential.