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You’ll join our collaborative Finance team that plays a key role in supporting informed decision-making across OS. Our team provides trusted financial insight, reporting and assurance to support business performance and long-term sustainability, while ensuring robust financial controls are in place across the organisation.\nWe value curiosity, continuous improvement and teamwork, creating an environment where everyone can contribute ideas, develop professionally and make a meaningful impact.\nAbout the role\nThis 12-month fixed-term contract provides an opportunity to take ownership of project accounting and fixed/leased asset activities at OS. Working closely with project managers, Finance Business Partners and other stakeholders, you will help ensure project costs, internal labour, capital investment, and fixed/leased asset records are accurate, well controlled and clearly understood.\nAs a Finance Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the financial management of our project portfolio, ensuring expenditure is appropriately recorded, monitored and reported. You will work with colleagues across the organisation to maintain strong financial controls, support decision-making and provide financial insight into project performance and investment activity.\nIn this role, you will be:\nManaging ongoing and month-end/year-end project accounting activities, including monitoring project costs, internal labour allocations and capital expenditure\nSupporting project managers and Finance Business Partners with financial reporting and analysis to improve understanding of project performance and promote compliance\nMaintaining the fixed and leased asset register and ensuring additions, disposals, transfers and depreciation are accurately recorded as part of balance sheet reconciliations\nReviewing and processing project-related accounting entries to ensure compliance with accounting policies and audit requirements\nSupporting budgeting, forecasting, and planning activities for projects and capital programmes\nIdentifying opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting\nWhat we’re looking for\nWe're looking for someone who can demonstrate the skills and experience needed for this role and who aligns with our principles.\nYou'll bring:\nExperience of financial reporting, analysis, and project or management accounting activities\nStrong numerical and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail\nProactive mindset with experience of working with complex datasets and financial controls\nAbility to interpret financial information and communicate it clearly to a range of audiences\nExperience working with financial systems, Excel and reporting tools\nUnderstanding of fixed assets, capitalisation, and good accounting practice\nStrong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities\nCollaborative approach and confidence in building effective working relationships across a range of business functions\nNice to have\nProgress towards or completion of a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)\nExperience supporting budgeting, forecasting or business planning processes\nExperience working with Dynamics 365, business intelligence, or reporting tools\nThe rewards\nWe want you to love what you do and feel supported to do your best work.\nOur benefits include:\nCompetitive salary and pension (OS contribute up to 12.07%)\nPerformance-related bonus (where applicable)\n28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)\nEnhanced family leave, including paid partner leave\nHybrid and flexible working options\nLearning and development support, coaching and mentoring\nFree subscription to OS Maps and access to wellbeing support\nVolunteering leave and matched fundraising\nOrdnance Survey is proud to be an accredited CIMA Development Quality Partner, demonstrating our commitment to supporting finance professionals in furthering their development and careers.\nLocation & working pattern\nWe embrace a hybrid working model at OS, because we believe in flexibility and balance. You’ll be based at our fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire, where you'll spend 50% of your working week collaborating face-to-face with colleagues. It’s all about combining the best of both worlds connection and autonomy to help you thrive.\nSecurity & eligibility\nOS conducts pre-employment checks for anyone made an offer of employment, including identity, right to work, employment history and criminal record checks (via Disclosure & Barring Services (DBS).\nSome of our roles may require additional security vetting. We will advise candidates during the recruitment process if additional vetting may be required for that specific role.\nThis role requires the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, OS cannot provide visa sponsorship for this position.\nInclusion at OS\nResearch shows that people from underrepresented groups often hesitate to apply unless they meet every requirement. 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