Finance Analyst - 6 month FTC

Well Pharmacy; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestway Healthcare in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Finance Analyst for a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will support Wholesale Finance with reporting, analysis and financial modelling across Commercial, Operational and Stock Finance.

You will develop Power BI dashboards, perform variance analyses and assist month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes to enable informed decision making.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant or finance degree.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Advanced Excel skills with pivot tables and lookup functions.
• Experience of Power BI reporting and dashboard development.
• Strong attention to detail with large data sets.
• Good communication skills to explain financial information clearly.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel (advanced)

Power BI reporting

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Part-qualified accountant or finance degree

Tools

Excel (Pivot tables & Lookups)

Power BI

Job description

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Closing Date:

05/12/2026

Job Category:

Support Centre

Business Area:

Support Centre

Division / Function:

Finance

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 Responsibilities

• 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.