Financial Reporting Analyst

JW Lees Brewery; Middleton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension

33 days holiday

Food & drink discount

Hotel stays discount

Wellbeing support

Career development

Parental leave pay

Onsite pub access

Retail discounts

Long-term role

Job summary

JW Lees Brewery in Middleton, Manchester is seeking a Financial Reporting Analyst for a full-time, office-based role. You will provision and analyse reports for internal and external stakeholders, delivering actionable insights and value.

The role covers maintaining reporting, collaborating with business users to define requirements, owning cost centre reporting for heads of departments, and supporting the annual budget. Power BI implementation is part of the journey.

Qualifications

• Part qualified accountant / finalist with minimum 2 years of relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with high data accuracy.
• Excellent communication to explain financial metrics to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily, weekly and monthly reports for internal and external stakeholders with actionable insights.
• Maintain and develop reporting, collaborating with business users to capture requirements.
• Own, develop and interpret cost centre reporting for department heads.
• Support Finance in delivering the annual budget.
• Support ad hoc data reporting and analysis as needed.
• Assist with Power BI implementation across the business.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Excel expertise

Power BI experience

Education

Part qualified accountant / finalist

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics Nav

Jet Reports

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Jet Analytics

Job description

Financial Reporting Analyst Vacancy - Middleton, Manchester - Up to £31,000 plus profit share and private medical insurance

This is a full time, office based role.

What you will get:

• Competitive salary plus profit share bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• 30% discount on food & drink across our pubs, inns and hotels
• Discounted stays in our hotels and inns
• 24/7 wellbeing support + counselling
• Great development opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Access to our onsite pub ‘The Cottage’ every Friday
• Huge range of retail discounts via JW BenefitHub
• A stable, long-term role in a 200-year-old family brewery

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provision and analysing of daily, weekly and monthly reports for both internal and external stakeholders, offering actionable insights and adding value.
• Continued maintenance and development of reporting, collaborating with business users to understand requirements and deliver customised reporting.
• Ownership, development and interpretation of cost centre reporting to heads of departments.
• Support the Finance department in delivering the annual company budget.
• Support with ad hoc data reporting and analysis based on stakeholder needs.
• Support the Financial Data and Analytics team on the exciting journey of implementing Power BI into the business.

The Person

• Part qualified accountant / finalist with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a high attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Excellent communication skills to explain financial metrics to non-financial stakeholders.
• Good team player and able to work within a team environment, also possessing the ability to work independently.
• Self-motivated and driven, looking to develop their own personal skills and the role itself.
• Excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Nav, Jet Reports, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Jet Analytics would be beneficial but not essential as training will be provided.
• Ability to build solid working relationships with colleagues at all different levels.
• Strong organisational skills to manage workloads effectively and meet reporting deadlines.

About JW Lees:

JW Lees is a seventh-generation family brewery company which was founded in 1828. Our six values are at the heart ofeverything we do:

• Proud - Savvy - Honest - Passionate - Personal - Together

As a key team member of the JW Lees family we will offer you a competitive package, fantastic team environment and supported development opportunities throughout your career.