Finance Analyst - 6 Month FTC

Bestway Healthcare UK; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestway Healthcare UK is hiring a Finance Analyst on a 6-month Fixed Term Contract to support the Wholesale Finance function with high-quality reporting, analysis and insight across Commercial, Operational and Stock Finance.

You will develop reporting, support month-end, budgets and forecasts, and deliver Power BI dashboards to drive management information and decision making. Strong Excel and Power BI experience is essential, with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified accountant or finance degree

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Pivot tables

Lookups

Job description

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.