Senior Financial Analyst 12 month contract position with high profile multinational manufacturing business in the Swansea area. Mainly remote working with just one or two days in the office. Your new role:Reporting to the Finance Director providing financial and analytical support to the UK Operations, and to wider finance communities. Responsible for managing your own workload and priorities to ensure the finance department meets its demanding schedule and delivers a strong business support service. Producing timely management and financial information to aid management decisions. Establishing and developing business partnerships, and supporting functional leads in the areas of planning, control and decision making. Preparing annual budgets and business forecasts, evaluating business performance versus plans and targets and investigating variances. Calculating and maintaining standard product costs, Bill of Materials analysis. Calculating and maintaining monthly inventory figures and provisions. Reporting on manufacturing variances. Active participation in projects as well as continuous improvement activities. Liaising with finance colleagues in the US and EMEA regions. Extensive use of SAP. What you'll need to succeed: Professionally Qualified Accountant ACCA, ACA or CIMA. Minimum 1-2 years' related experience required. Previous manufacturing environment experience preferred. The candidate must possess the ability to partner with associates at all levels of the organisation. Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, and influencing skills are required. The ability to work well in a dynamic environment, think creatively and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously is required. The ideal candidate will have a working knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint and SAP. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays