Group Finance Analyst
WHITAKER SMITH RECRUITMENT LTD · Northwich, England ·
Job Description Group Finance Analyst Based: Northwich Salary: circa £70k + benefits including enhanced pension, private healthcare & Hybrid working We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Group Finance Analyst to join a growing, global business due to internal promotion.
This role will provide support & insight across group finance, supporting the executive board. A varied analytical & project-orientated role including delivering financial process improvement, implementing group-wide systems, rolling out new reporting requirements and supporting group overall financial strategy Role: Providing finance support to current consolidation system and other group-wide system initiatives as they are rolled out Supporting Finance Director with FP&A activities including optimizing data and providing clear, insightful variance analysis Identifying key drivers of performance and recommending actions, business partnering across various departments Automating and supporting in preparation of main board financial update Driving PowerBI across the business, creating dashboards and manipulating data to improve accuracy in financial planning & reporting Creating processes to track, analyse and report in business performance at group and business unit level Managing implementation of group pricing changes, creating models to forecast future pricing trends and implications to company financials Taking ownership of financial management of group including overseeing day to day accounting activities, month end and forecasting Taking ownership of PowerBI processes and continued improvement Experience: A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with proven experience in a senior finance leadership role Strong commercial acumen with experience partnering with operational and commercial teams and within FP&A Strong technical accounting knowledge with experience managing management accounts.
Experience of working in a manufacturing/stock based business would be advantageous but not essential. PowerBI experience essential including creating of dashboards Group finance experience desirable but not essential This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant constribution to the design, implementation and ongoing development of a newly formed group finance function. Please apply now