Finance Analyst (Temporary)

Overview

• Contract: 6 months - potential to go permanent
• Location: Birmingham central whilst training 2-3 days WFH thereafter
• Job title: Finance Analyst/Operations Controller
• Salary: £50,000 pro rota

We are delighted to be working in partnership with a global leader in industrial gas supply. We are searching for a diligent and capable finance analyst/financial business partner to join a thriving team. If you pride yourself on your data analytic skills, forecasting and month end capabilities & ability to liaise with senior stakeholders this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

• Provide a timely and complete monthly closing in collaboration with commercial and operational teams, together with supporting the Senior Operations Controller with monthly closing variance analysis and commentary
• Responsible for monthly management data consolidation into the organisations tools via SAP and IRIS, together with data validation
• Own and monitor monthly cost center reports, working closely with with cost center owners to ensure robust cost control and booking discipline
• Support Quarterly forecast and Annual Target setting process - including collection of data, synthesizing of data and acting as overall lead and coordinator for assigned portfolio
• Contribute to the preparation and ownership of management information, management reporting, flash reports, cashflow, forecasts, dashboards & KPIs - Adhoc reporting, modeling, forecasting and analytics
• Ensure business improvement initiatives are identified and evaluated versus alternative solutions, together with KPI reporting
• Act as a bridge between Finance Operations Control and supporting functions

Criteria

• Financial background and at least 5 years experience in a similar role and having strong all-round finance experience is essential, together with analytical skills and an eye for the detail
• Knowledge of financial systems, SAP preferable, ability to use Microsoft &/or Google office packages to a high level of competence
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment and managing many stakeholders and priorities simultaneously
• BA/ BSc/Msc Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred. Equivalent combination of experience and/or training and education may be considered.
• ACCA/CIMA or working towards preferred
• Self-starter, self-motivated, independent, well-organized, good attention to detail
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, with ability to confidently present and communicate to management
• Must be able to work with a wide variety of people with different personalities and backgrounds
• Effective team player who is comfortable working on their own with minimal supervision
• Strong data analytics, experience of using Power BI and reporting tools, advanced Excel and data manipulation skills, would be great

This is a great role that won't be around for long so don't delay apply now.

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