Finance Analyst: 6-Month FTC + Power BI & Forecasting

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

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.