Finance Analyst

Greencore; North East; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Financial Analyst to provide analysis and support for key financial decisions. The ideal candidate will have excellent Excel and interpersonal skills and will contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. This position offers a competitive salary, job-related benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Experience with financial reporting and key performance indicators.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships with stakeholders.
• Proactive attitude and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate financial reporting and timely completion.
• Report key performance indicators to drive positive change.
• Support budget and quarterly forecasts.

Skills

Excellent Microsoft Excel skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Proactive

Organized

Ability to work flexibly

Education

QBE or studying towards a qualification

Job description

We're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY24, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of 1.8bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you'll be doing:

We are looking to hire a Financial Analyst to provide analysis and insight to support stakeholders, thereby driving informed decisions and supporting a robust budgeting and forecasting approach, optimizing financial performance with a particular focus on relevant key performance indicators within manufacturing.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure financial reporting for example, weekly flash, weekly profit and loss and, month end close, are completed accurately and within agreed timescales
• Report and communicate key performance indicators to monitor and drive positive change
• Ensure input into costings is accurate and within agreed timescales
• Build cross functional relationships with key stakeholders
• Support budget quarterly forecasts, demonstrating an understanding of the key drivers, to inform strategic decision making
• Preparation and monitoring of monthly reports and ensure queries are resolved in timely and effective manner
• Validate and monitor excellence initiatives for monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting
• Provide ad hoc analysis and insight to aid interpretation and decision making

What we're looking for:

• QBE or studying towards a qualification
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate to all levels of the business
• Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly in order to meet deadlines and have the drive to deliver results

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.