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Finance Analyst

Loughborough Permanent £45,000 - £55,000 per year View Job Description
This is a newly created role for someone with strong commercial acumen and analytical skills. You will closely monitor the business performance of 4 entities with a combined T/O of c£80 million.
  • Finance Analyst
  • Retail / Manufacturing Industry

About Our Client

My client is a leader in their market with a strong international presence. Rooted in the UK, they have developed and expanded in to China, USA, Germany, Japan, Australia to name a few. Their culture is incredibly entrepreneurial with cross border & multi-cultural feel, focused on clients and results, with strong CSR commitments and performance.

Job Description

  • Cost Management: Identifying cost-saving opportunities and managing expenses.
  • Strategic Planning: Contributing to the organisation's long-term financial strategy and performance management
  • Strong data analysis skills to produce management information for the running of the organisation.
  • Implementation of KPIs and using qualitative and quantitative techniques to identify limiting factors and propose solutions to overcome them.
  • Technical knowledge of relevant costing to help make decisions for contracts, CAPEX and overheads.
  • Analysis of budget vs variances to understand and explain differences to management.
  • Planning and operational variances.
  • Divisional performance management and transfer pricing.
  • Ability to use ratio analysis to identify trends for comparison against industry trends.
  • Knowledge of Environmental cost accounting.

The Successful Applicant

  • ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified OR Qualified by experience
  • Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
  • Strong IT skills and highly proficient with Microsoft Office tools - Advanced Excel
  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment
  • Strong analytical ability with a passion for numbers, problem-solving and demonstrate good attention to detail
  • Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced and changing environment, delivering quality output while adhering to tight deadlines
  • Ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative

What's on Offer

This is an exciting newly created role due to business growth and can offer the successful candidate a great platform to grow their career in an internationally expanding business. In addition, you will have the opportunity to visit the USA and European entities and work as part of a high performing and collaborative team.

Contact
Yasmin Kyriacou
Quote job ref
JN-072025-6800341
Phone number
+44 116 282 1577

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Commercial & Analysis
Sector
Retail
Location
Loughborough
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Yasmin Kyriacou
Consultant phone
+44 116 282 1577
Job reference
JN-072025-6800341