Finance Analyst (3-6 Month FTC)

GREENCORE; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a financial analyst to provide in-depth financial insights and support business decision-making. You'll collaborate with the Procurement team, develop budgets, and ensure effective site financial performance. Ideal candidates will have management accounts experience and strong skills in communication and organisation. This role offers an opportunity to play a vital role in enhancing cost efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Previous management accounts experience essential and ideally working towards an accountancy qualification.
• Prior experience in finance within a logistics or FMCG/manufacturing environment beneficial but not essential.
• Numerate and literate.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate analysis and information for business decisions.
• Help create site P&L budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Identify and satisfy internal customer requirements for effective site performance.
• Review business practices to enhance cost efficiency.
• Support Finance business Partner with site finance control.

Skills

Management accounts experience

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders

Education

Accountancy qualification

Job description

Overview

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer, employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals.

Responsibilities

• Partner the Procurement team to provide timely and accurate analysis and information to support business decisions.
• Help create site P&L budget / quarterly forecasts, demonstrating an understanding of the key drivers, to inform local operational and strategic decision making.
• Identify, challenge, and proactively satisfy internal customer requirements to provide information, interpretation and insight to the business and site teams to promote effective delivery of site performance.
• Continuously review business practices to make recommendations for changes which will enhance cost efficiency.
• Support the Finance business Partner in all areas of site finance control and governance.
• Produce extracts and analysis to prepare weekly management accounts.
• Produce variance analysis to deliver the monthly, quarterly and half yearly Group packs.
• Develop or validate new product pricing, costing, margin analysis to support new business presentations.

Qualifications

• Previous management accounts experience essential and ideally working towards an accountancy qualification
• Prior experience within Finance within a Logistics or FMCG/Manufacturing environment is a benefit but not essential
• Numerate and literate
• Ability to challenge and influence key stakeholders
• Strong communication and organisational skills