Accounting & Finance

Senior Financial Analyst - French Speaking

Senior Financial Analyst – French Speaking
London

Overview

Global Networks are assisting their client, a leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, in recruiting a Senior Financial Analyst to join their London-based Finance team.

Reporting to the International Finance Director, you will act as a trusted finance business partner across international operations, supporting leadership teams across multiple products and business lines. This is a significant opportunity to contribute to financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis while helping to drive insight, efficiency and informed decision-making across the organisation.

Required Skills

  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
  • Experience managing and developing financial reporting.
  • Confidence working with large volumes of data.
  • Advanced Excel skills.
  • Experience using financial planning and reporting systems.
  • Experience working to a monthly close cadence.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly to non-financial audiences.
  • Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
  • A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify process enhancements and implement robust solutions.
  • Fluency in French.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior stakeholders across the international business.
  • Manage the profit and loss account and balance sheet for specific international products or services.
  • Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of monthly financial data.
  • Deliver month-end results, including consistent and insightful reporting for business unit leaders.
  • Contribute to monthly management accounts commentary.
  • Analyse revenue performance, operating expenses, profitability and key business drivers.
  • Partner with Sales, Marketing and Product teams to evaluate growth opportunities, pricing strategies and return on investment.
  • Produce and present executive-level reporting, highlighting key trends, opportunities, risks and performance drivers.
  • Develop and manage financial models to support budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning.
  • Support AI transformation activities across International Finance by identifying opportunities to automate manual processes, improve reporting efficiency and strengthen data-driven decision-making.
  • Assist with external audit processes, including preparing audit deliverables, responding to auditor queries and supporting the review of month-end close outputs, account reconciliations and variance analyses.

Additional Skills

  • Proficiency in an additional European language, particularly Spanish or German.
  • Experience partnering with commercial, sales, marketing or product teams.
  • An interest in using technology and automation to improve finance processes.
  • Experience contributing to process improvement initiatives.
  • Confidence presenting financial analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Preferred Education and Experience

  • A recognised professional accountancy qualification, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
  • Previous experience in a senior financial analysis or commercial finance role.
  • Experience supporting international entities, multiple products or multiple business lines.
  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and performance analysis.
  • Experience supporting year-end audits and monthly financial close activities.

Apply today to bring your commercial finance expertise and French language skills to a high-impact international role in the commercial real estate information industry.

Salary
75000 - 85000
Location
Arlington, United States
Job Type
Office Based
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