Finance Analyst: Fixed Assets & Controls (Hybrid)

Carlsberg Group; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly product allowance

Private Medical options

Life Assurance

Company bonus scheme

Access to 24/7 GP services

Enhanced pension contribution

Discounts

Job summary

Carlsberg Britvic is recruiting a Finance Analyst in Financial Control to maintain a strong financial control environment and ensure accurate accounting and reporting of fixed assets and leases. You will own day-to-day fixed asset and lease accounting, set up assets on the register, review capex and support close and reporting with stakeholders across supply chain and project teams.

You will coordinate controls reporting, assist with audits, and help embed a robust control culture while

Qualifications

• Experience in financial accounting, financial control or a relevant finance role.
• Practical understanding of fixed asset accounting.
• Experience of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end reporting.
• Experience of internal controls, audit support or compliance reporting would be beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to investigate variances and communicate clear conclusions.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work to tight reporting deadlines.
• Confident working with finance and non-finance stakeholders, including Supply Chain business partners and project owners.
• Strong Excel skills; experience using SAP would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate internal controls reporting, monitor timely completion and follow up overdue or incomplete submissions.
• Review control evidence for completeness and consistency, maintaining clear documentation and audit trails.
• Support the investigation and remediation of control deficiencies and help embed a strong financial control culture.
• Set up new assets and projects within the fixed asset register and maintain accurate asset master data.
• Review capital expenditure and supporting documentation to assess whether costs meet capitalisation criteria.
• Partner with supply chain, project managers and other stakeholders to ensure expenditure is correctly classified and accounted for in line with policy.
• Monitor assets under construction and ensure assets are capitalised when available for use.
• Process and review asset transfers, disposals, retirements and physical verification activities.
• Deliver accurate and timely month-end accounting for property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and leases.
• Prepare depreciation, amortisation and other relevant accounting entries and reconcile supporting records to the general ledger.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, reporting and analysis, including commentary on material movements, risks and actions.
• Support half-year, year-end, statutory and Group reporting and respond to audit queries.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate fixed asset, lease and controls processes.
• Maintain process documentation and provide practical guidance to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Support finance transformation and other ad-hoc projects, while role-modelling Carlsberg Britvic’s values.

Skills

Financial accounting

Fixed asset accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Internal controls

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Excel

SAP experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Carlsberg Britvic is recruiting a Finance Analyst in Financial Control to maintain a strong financial control environment and ensure accurate accounting and reporting of fixed assets and leases. You will own day-to-day fixed asset and lease accounting, set up assets on the register, review capex and support close and reporting with stakeholders across supply chain and project teams.

You will coordinate controls reporting, assist with audits, and help embed a robust control culture while