Global FP&A Financial Analyst | Premium Audio | Hybrid UK

Harman International Industries; Horsham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts on Harman products

Hybrid work environment

Harman University learning & dev

Job summary

HARMAN Sound United's Southwater, UK team is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Global Finance function. You will partner with Product Category, Engineering and cross-functional teams to translate data into actionable insights that drive profitable growth.

In this role you’ll develop financial models, analyze portfolio performance, and support the annual Global R&D budget while ensuring data integrity across ERP systems and delivering clear, data-driven recommendations to business leaders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering, category finance, or a similar role.
• Strong financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and business case development skills.
• Experience partnering with non-finance stakeholders and influencing decisions through data-driven insights.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear recommendations.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience working with SAP or other ERP systems and large datasets.
• Flexibility to collaborate with global teams across different time zones when required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze product category performance, including revenue, gross margin, pricing, product mix, profitability, and key business drivers, providing actionable insights to support decision-making.
• Perform financial analysis and scenario modeling to support product category evaluation, prioritization, and investment decisions.
• Partner with Product Category and Engineering teams to develop and evaluate business cases, validate financial assumptions, and assess investment opportunities.
• Evaluate post-launch product performance against business case assumptions, profitability targets, and return expectations.
• Compile, analyze, and reconcile actual results versus budget and forecast, identifying key variances, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop and maintain financial models, category performance reporting, dashboards, and KPIs to improve business visibility.
• Support the development of the annual Global R&D budget across shared engineering resources and product categories.
• Ensure financial data integrity across ERP and reporting systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency and enhance data visibility through automation and process improvements.
• Support special projects, strategic initiatives, and ad hoc analysis as needed.

Skills

Bachelor degree

5+ years exp

Financial modeling

Forecasting & budgeting

Variance analysis

Business cases

Stakeholder mgmt

Excel

SAP / ERP

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

HARMAN Sound United's Southwater, UK team is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Global Finance function. You will partner with Product Category, Engineering and cross-functional teams to translate data into actionable insights that drive profitable growth.

In this role you’ll develop financial models, analyze portfolio performance, and support the annual Global R&D budget while ensuring data integrity across ERP systems and delivering clear, data-driven recommendations to business leaders.