Business Analyst – FMCG

Tailored Resourcing Solution; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fresh Produce Supplier seeks a Business Analyst to join their Finance team. You will manage financial processes and stock reviews, supporting the Management Accountant with budget and forecasting projects. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience with stock management systems.

Qualifications

• Experience with stock management systems required.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Highly competent with Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial system processes.
• Complete weekly stock reviews and write-offs.
• Support Management Accountant with budget analysis and forecasting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Tools

Prophet ERP

Stock management system

Job description

A market leader in their sector, our client is an established & highly regarded Fresh Produce Supplier to the major retailers. Due to success and recent growth, we offer an exciting opportunity to join the business as a Business Analyst.

The position of Business Analyst is an exciting opportunity to work with the Finance team and to work alongside their Management Accountant, with the aim of gathering key information / data to ensure the successful outcome of business forecasting projects.

Responsibilities:

• Management of the financial system process
• Processing 3rd party stock movements
• Complete weekly stock reviews and write-offs
• Review and amend inbound and packing cubes as required
• Updating pricing cubes with the latest Sales Price for all SKUs
• Review and reconcile stock balances compared to data from the shop floor and amend local systems
• Support the Management Accountant with: Budget analysis, Forecasting, Commercial analysis, FP&A

We require

• Experience with a stock management system
• Experience with Prophet ERP or a similar system
• Highly tuned and strong analytical skills
• Highly competent with Excel
• Exposure to a fresh food / FMCG business

Hours; Monday-Friday

Salary; up to £36k, dependent on experience & skills offered

Location: West Midlands