Finance Analyst managing sales forecasts and financial insights for a leading consumer products company. Collaborating with commercial teams to drive profitable growth in the category.
About the role
- Finance Business Partner providing financial and management accounting services to the RDG Group of businesses. Involved in management accounts, budgeting, and financial reporting with attention to detail.
Responsibilities
- Month end journal entry
- Completion of month end reports including variance commentaries
- Providing sound financial information to Budget Holders
- Working with Budget Holders to build robust forecasts and budgets
- Adhoc financial analysis
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Reviewing actual vs budgeted costs and identifying the differences
- Finance review and approval of costs to agreed budget
Requirements
- Supporting the production of management accounts, budget and business forecasting reports as well as preparation of related monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Using a finance system to post journals (accruals, prepayments, etc) and interrogate the P&L and Balance Sheets of different legal entities
- Using a cost centre structure within a management accounting environment to report on different business activities
- Project Accounting and in particular - timesheet recording and allocation of costs to projects
- Monthly billings/raising Sales Orders
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, ability to manipulate data and produce reports
- Ability to communicate articulately and efficiently with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to contribute effectively as a team player, work in cross functional and organisational wide teams
- Ability to work independently when required
- Ability to effectively manage deadlines
- Proactive attitude and willingness to get involved in business initiatives, representing the wider finance team
- Contributing to the successful completion of the annual statutory audit by responding to audit queries in a timely and thorough manner and assisting the wider finance team in the production of the accounts where necessary.
- Providing ad hoc financial analysis in a timely manner as and when required
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave
- 75% reduction on UK rail travel (for work and leisure) - more below
- Reduced international rail travel
- Interest free season ticket loan
- Contributory defined benefit pension scheme
- Give As You Earn scheme
- Subsidised private medical care
- Healthcare cash plan scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme scheme
- Flexible working
- 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (subject to eligibility)
- Personal Development Days
- Employees may sell up to a maximum of five days’ leave. Employees can buy up to a maximum of five days’ leave. These figures will be pro rata for part-time employees
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