Finance Analyst - 6 month FTC

Well Pharmacy; Alford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestway Healthcare is seeking a Finance Analyst on a 6-month fixed term contract to bolster the Wholesale Finance function. You will produce financial and operational reporting, support month-end processes, and develop Power BI dashboards for deeper business insight.

The role requires analytical ability, advanced Excel, and experience with large data sets. You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and contribute to budgeting, forecasting and board packs.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant or finance degree required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Advanced Excel with pivot tables, lookups and financial modelling.
• Experience with Power BI dashboards and reporting.
• Attention to detail with large data sets.
• Clear communication of financial information.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain regular financial and operational reporting across Commercial, Operational and Stock Finance.
• Support the month-end reporting process with variance analysis and commentary.
• Develop and maintain Power BI reporting and dashboards to improve management information.
• Analyze customer and supplier profitability, product performance and margin trends.
• Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts and long-range planning models.
• Provide analysis of warehouse productivity, labour efficiency, transport performance and cost drivers.
• Develop relationships with internal stakeholders across finance and wholesale teams.
• Support production of board reporting and performance packs.
• Produce KPI reporting and identify trends, risks and opportunities for management review.
• Improve data quality, reporting automation and efficiency across Wholesale Finance.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis to support business initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Part-qualified accountant or finance degree

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Overview of the role

Due to continued growth, we're hiring a Finance Analyst at Bestway Healthcare on an initial 6 month Fixed Term Contract.

The Finance Analyst supports the Wholesale Finance function by providing high-quality financial reporting, analysis and insight across Commercial, Operational and Stock Finance. The role is responsible for developing reporting, producing performance analysis, maintaining key financial models and supporting month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes to enable effective decision making across the Wholesale business.

Main Responsibility

• Produce and maintain regular financial and operational reporting across Commercial, Operational and Stock Finance.
• Support the month-end reporting process through preparation of reports, variance analysis and performance commentary.
• Develop and maintain Power BI reporting and dashboards to improve management information and business insight.
• Analyse customer profitability, supplier profitability, product performance and margin trends.
• Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts and long-range planning models.
• Provide analysis of warehouse productivity, labour efficiency, transport performance and operational cost drivers.
• Develop strong working relationships with internal stakeholders across our finance team and wholesale businesses
• Support production of board reporting and performance packs.
• Produce KPI reporting and identify trends, risks and opportunities for management review.
• Improve data quality, reporting automation and reporting efficiency across the Wholesale Finance function.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and financial support to support business initiatives and decision making.

The Ideal Candidate

• Part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) or relevant finance degree.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups and financial modelling.
• Experience of Power BI reporting and dashboard development.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets.
• Good communication skills with the ability to explain financial information clearly.

Bestway Healthcare is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we'll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.

About the Company

With the purpose of improving the lives of our patients and customers, Bestway Healthcare supports communities across the United Kingdom and Ireland through an extensive network of community pharmacies and pharmaceutical wholesale depots.

Our wholesale business unit operates two pharmaceutical wholesale brands, Lexon and Bestway Medhub which combined support over 5,000 independent community pharmacy contractors, processing over 100m packs of medication every year making us the 4th largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the United Kingdom. Our wholesale business unit also operates a leading appliance wholesaler, Wardle's, a generic supplier Key Pharmaceuticals. We operate from 3 distribution centres with a fleet of vans delivering to independent pharmacies & directly to the most vulnerable patients every day.