Financial Analyst

Coca-Cola HBC; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent beverage company in Northern Ireland is seeking a Financial Analyst – Supply Chain. This role involves managing financial aspects of Inventory Control and analyzing business losses. The successful candidate will partner with Warehouse Inventory Controllers, require skills in SAP and Power BI, and demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder management skills. This is a full-time, mid-senior level position that offers an inclusive work environment with equal opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage financial aspects of Inventory Control.
• Experience with analyzing business losses and managing costs.
• Financial support to stock controllers and report generation.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial aspects of Inventory Control.
• Analyze business losses to drive process improvements.
• Budget and manage fees incurred within COGS.
• Invoicing and ad-hoc requests; excellent written and oral communications.
• Cross‑functional partnering with Warehouse Inventory Controllers and operational teams.
• Support internal/external audits for inventory control.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Microsoft Office/Excel

MS Access

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving under pressure

Analysis with incomplete information

Education

1 year PQE

Supply chain finance experience

Tools

SAP ERP

BW

Power BI

Job description

Join to apply for the Financial Analyst – Supply Chain role at Coca‑Cola HBC

Location: Lisburn – Northern Ireland

Contract: Permanent

Reporting to the Supply Chain Finance Manager, the Finance Analyst – Supply Chain will manage the financial aspects of Inventory Control. The role provides business partnering to Warehouse Inventory Controllers alongside providing analysis of business losses and assisting operational teams to manage these costs within budget. In addition, the analyst will manage fees impacting the supply chain cost base.

Stock Management

• Primary finance support to stock controllers, covering: finished goods / concentrate / resin and preforms / cans / other raw materials
• Working capital – inventory valuations – reports issued for last week of month to all management on current levels of Inventory
• Organise and attend half‑yearly stock counts – manage independent counter participation, ensuring all areas are counted and count differences are followed up
• Perform concentrate reconciliation and liaise on results with The Coca‑Cola Company
• External and internal audit requirements for inventory control

Business Losses

• Ensure all stock losses are posted for the month
• Oversee the stock provision/accrual postings by shared service centre
• Provide accurate stock loss reports monthly, deep diving into variances vs plan and working with operational teams to drive process improvements
• Raise approval authorization requests for quarterly stock losses and see through all approval steps

Fees

• Budget for, manage actual posting and timely payment of fees incurred within COGS (Environmental fees, DRS fees and deposits, EPR fees, plastic tax)

Other Responsibilities

• Misc Invoicing (Mulrines)
• Other ad‑hoc requests
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Excellent Microsoft Office/Excel and MS Access Skills
• Continuous Improvement and Strive for Simplicity Mindset
• Proven ability to work under pressure cross‑functionally and achieving competing deadlines in a time‑pressed environment
• Proven stakeholder management and business partnering skills
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload and successfully deal with ad‑hoc requests from multiple stakeholders
• Comfortable navigating complexity and uncertainty and a proven ability to conduct analysis with sometimes incomplete information

Desired Criteria

• 1 year PQE desirable
• Knowledge of SAP ERP, BW and Power BI
• Supply chain finance experience
• Exposure to managing financial aspects of Inventory Control / Business Losses

At Coca‑Cola HBC, we are an inclusive employer that thrives on diversity. This means our environment provides equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, colour, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Join us in nurturing a culture where everyone belongs and contributes to our collective success.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Finance

Industries: Food and Beverage Services