Finance Analyst - 12 month FTC - Runcorn - £50,000-£55,000 + Bonus, Hybrid Working
Hays Senior Finance is working with a global company to recruit for a Finance Analyst job paying £50,000- £55,000 + bonus + 2 days WFH. The company has operations in multiple countries across Europe and sells both B2B and B2C across multiple sectors. This is a maternity cover Finance Analyst FTC to report to the Head of FP&A.
A strong accounting background is key to success in the role as well as current analytical skills in a relevant role.
Key Responsibilities
* Ownership of the Directors' report, producing and understanding all aspects of the financials. Conducting a monthly review with senior Management highlighting trends, opportunities and threats. Recording all progress against action points raised in the meetings.
* Take the lead in validating all Gross Margins (Price Discounts) of the business and ensuring all deals are within the Gross Margin hierarchy approval. Provide assistance with quotes and tenders.
* Assist in the development of financial modelling, scenario planning and business case preparation to assist with strategic decisions.
* Conduct deal reviews. Check pricing versus agreed contracts / pricing thresholds.
* Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and providing explanations of unexpected variances.
* Investigate and understand OPEX variances to budget by drilling down in Oracle accounts, utilising the 'day book' report, SmartView, ATLAS, and certify reports.
* Ownership of the segment budget process, producing all supporting documentation required for the process and ensuring all reporting deadlines are met.
* Ownership of weekly orders, shipments and backlog reconciliation demonstrating outstanding attention to detail and the ability to reconcile a large volume of data.
Knowledge Skills and Attributes
* Relevant accounting/financial degree and 4+ years experience as a business analyst in a matrix organisation
* Familiar with programs such as Oracle, SAP or Hyperion
* Excellent Excel skills including macro writing
* Confident creating and executing presentations
* Strong commercial judgement and acumen
* Proven ability to work autonomously and interact with various levels of a business
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