Sewell Wallis are currently working with our client, a global manufacturing and distribution business based in Rotherham, as they recruit a Finance Analyst into their commercial finance team. This South Yorkshire based business offers the perfect balance of exceptional corporate benefits and flexible/hybrid working at the same time as being able to offer rewarding careers.
People who work here stick around. They have a local central finance team and they actively promote internal promotions and secondments into different area of finance meaning you'll be offered opportunities to either broaden your skill set or step up into management role in the future.
What will you be doing?
The Finance Analyst Motivates, coaches, and influences other members of the Finance team in areas of data and digitalisation
Support and challenge other members of the finance team using data to ensure the right decisions are being taken
Drive forward process change across the organisation through the use of automation techniques
Provides a link between the global/regional digitalisation team and the local Finance team to highlight specific initiatives that could be adopted locally
Supports the Finance manager for Data and Digitalisation on specific initiatives that support a harmonised approach to business partnering across finance.
Work across business areas to provide consistent insight and analysis that drives data driven decisions
Support the whole of finance in identifying automation potential that improves overall business reporting
The Finance Analyst supports the Finance Manager for Data and Digitalisation with the overall data and automation strategy
Drives the use of data to ensure consistency and speed of KPI reporting What skills do we need?
The Finance Analyst will be degree educated with a strong, proven accounting background (CIMA/ACA qualified), with first time passed preferred. Part qualified candidates with an appetite for development will also be considered.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with both financial and less-financial audiences of all levels of a multi-national organisation
Previous experience in creating models and analysis in Power BI or Similar
Ability to learn new data and automation techniques with their own initiative
Previous experience in automation/digitalisation projects
Experience with project management methodologies Six Sigma, Prince2, SCRUM or similar, preferred
Good knowledge of SAP R3/Business Warehouse & IBM TM1 System is also desirable What's on offer?
Salary of £60,000
10% annual bonus
Hybrid working - 2 days in the office
Flexible working arrangements
Career progression opportunitiesFor more information, please contact Kayley.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions