Graduate Finance Analyst

Lendscape has an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Finance Analyst to join our agile finance team. This role will be a key contributor within a fast paced, multi entity and multi currency business, supporting financial control, reporting and continuous improvement across the function. You will play an active role in driving process improvements as the business evolves, bringing a positive, proactive mindset and a willingness to challenge and enhance existing ways of working. This role offers broad exposure across the full finance cycle, including revenue recognition, management reporting, statutory processes, and a major ERP transformation programme. You will also gain hands on experience with AI driven tools and data analytics, which are central to how our finance function operates. There is a fully supported pathway to a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

Revenue Management, Billing and Credit Control

• Take ownership of billing processes across professional services, recurring revenue, and enhancements, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Maintain debtor reports, issue statements and reminders, and actively participate in credit control meetings to track and improve collections.
• Build strong relationships with clients to resolve payment delays and manage aged debt, escalating high risk balances where necessary.
• Review sales opportunities and projects, ensuring alignment with commercial agreements.
• Create and manage project structures, including milestones, to support accurate billing and revenue recognition.
• Export, review, and upload timecards to appropriate projects, ensuring precise allocation against milestones.
• Reconcile accrued and deferred income to the trial balance.
• Work closely with Project Managers and Relationship Managers to ensure financial alignment across projects.
• Resolve client queries and invoice disputes in a professional and timely manner.

Other

• Support the finance team and wider business with the implementation of new AI native ERP systems and processes.
• Provide support to the annual audit process, ensuring smooth operations.
• Undertake ad hoc finance related duties as required.
• Develop a strong understanding of the end to end finance cycle and business operations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation to improve finance processes.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and month end reporting.
• Support ARR and MRR analysis and provide insights to inform commercial decision making.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process through financial analysis and planning.