Finance Analyst

Sysco GB; Ashford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global foodservice distributor is seeking a Finance Analyst to join their International Finance Reporting team in Ashford, England. The ideal candidate will manage European Technology projects, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and supporting business decisions. Candidates should be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with strong Excel skills and experience in finance. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary + £5500 annual car/travel allowance

Early access to earnings via Wage Stream app

Flexible time off, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Comprehensive wellbeing and health support

Robust pension scheme

Life assurance coverage

Discounts on various products and services

Free mortgage advice

Enhanced family-friendly leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience creating user-friendly templates for reporting and analysis.
• Solid understanding of core finance and accounting standards.
• Industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple European Technology projects, ensuring correct accounting.
• Oversee actual spend processing and manage accruals.
• Partner with International FP&A to align spend with business cases.
• Review third-party contracts for cloud-based software.

Skills

Strong Excel modeling skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Proactive work approach

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or finalist

Management Accountant experience

Job description

Company Description

Like Brakes, 'Sysco International' is part of the wider Sysco family. Due to a significant period of transformation and growth, we now have an exciting new opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join the International Finance Reporting team on a full-time, permanent basis.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Financial Reporting, this role will partner with Technology colleagues across Europe. Responsibilities include reviewing business cases, CAPEX and OPEX spend of projects to ensure correct and consistent accounting, owning the reporting of European Technology projects, managing project costs, and supporting business decisions based on the accounting of these projects. This role is crucial in ensuring the European Technology Transformation is delivered on time and accurately reported.

The role will also involve partnering with International FP&A to ensure actual spend aligns with business cases and assisting in understanding variances. You will implement and manage the process for technology recharges across European markets, ensuring compliance with tax, reporting, and FP&A requirements.

This is a hybrid working role, requiring weekly presence at the Brakes office in Ashford, Kent, with flexibility for occasional travel.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

1. Manage multiple European Technology projects, reviewing accounting and stakeholder inputs to ensure correct treatment at month-end within deadlines.
2. Oversee actual spend processing, ensuring classification aligns with accounting standards; manage accruals, prepayments, and purchase orders.
3. Partner with International FP&A to ensure spend aligns with business cases and analyze variances.
4. Define and implement processes for managing recharges across European markets, ensuring alignment with tax, reporting, and FP&A.
5. Review third-party contracts for cloud-based software and prepare accounting treatment assessments.
6. Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency and insights, creating and executing project plans accordingly.
7. Collaborate with European Technology leaders to ensure proper project accounting within standards and tax regulations.

Candidate Profile:

Ideal candidates are ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or finalists, with strong Excel modeling skills and experience creating user-friendly templates for reporting and analysis. Preferably at a Management Accountant level, with industry experience and a solid understanding of core finance and accounting standards. Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a proactive work approach are essential.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary + £5500 annual car/travel allowance
• Early access to earnings via Wage Stream app
• Flexible time off, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, hybrid working
• Comprehensive wellbeing and health support
• Robust pension scheme
• Life assurance coverage
• Discounts on various products and services
• Free mortgage advice
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies

Qualifications & Additional Info:

At Sysco International, we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome all applicants and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. If adjustments are needed during the recruitment process, please contact our resourcing team.