Financial Analyst

Reporting into the Financial Controller this exciting, newly created Analyst position will be providing business insight and value through management accounting and control, management reporting, financial planning (including budgeting and forecasting) and analysis for effective business decision support.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of budgets, forecasts and reforecasting
• Assisting with preparing presentations for Senior Management
• Support and drive query resolution for any issues that arise regarding the Profit and Loss
• Analysing current and past trends in key performance areas with a view to monitoring performance, highlighting trends and identifying areas of improvement
• Analytical support to projects and new initiatives
• Maintain an ethos of continuous improvement
• Support the European Financial Controller in any adhoc requests

Key Skills

• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel Advanced
• Good working knowledge of S4Hana/SAP
• Self-motivator who can demonstrate initiative and who has good time-management skills
• Analytical with a high attention for detail
• Excellent communication skills, with both financial and non-financial staff
• One Team - you will value working as part of a team and contributing to the team’s success
• Curious about the business and drivers of performance
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and when dealing with conflicting priorities
• Experience of using Cognos and Salesforce desirable

Qualifications & Experience

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified
• 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Good standard of education, to at least A level or beyond, including a minimum of GCSE English/Maths at grade C or above
• Capable of pragmatic problem solving and taking personal initiative to speedily resolve issues

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme (and salary sacrifice scheme to enhance optional personal contribution)
• Private healthcare (including immediate family cover)
• Life assurance (currently three times annual salary)
• Childcare vouchers (via salary sacrifice scheme)
• Annual leave allowance of 25 days in addition to UK Public Holidays.  This increases by one extra day per 5 years’ service, to a maximum allowance of 30 days
• Volunteering day allowance (paid leave) of one day per year to participate in an environmental or community relations project
• Annual eye test expensed to Company (if using Display Screen Equipment for significant part of normal day to day work)
• Company events with food, drink & transport expensed to Company

Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.