Hybrid Finance Analyst: Insights, Reporting & Forecasting

Evans Halshaw; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

33 days annual leave (including bank)

Exclusive colleague discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary Sacrifice car scheme

Volunteer day

Career growth opportunities

Discounts on lifestyle/retail

Job summary

Lithia UK Head Office offers a Finance Analyst role in a hybrid setting with a minimum of two days in the office. The salary and benefits package reaches up to £39,600, plus pension, life assurance and generous annual leave.

You will produce timely reporting, analyse performance and support strategic decisions across Lithia UK's commercial finance function. Reporting to the Central Finance Business Partner, you will leverage Excel, Power BI and other tools to translate data into actionable

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Finance Analyst, Commercial Finance, Management Accounts or similar analytical role.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate meaningful insights.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with confidence working with large data sets and financial models.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present findings to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate weekly and monthly financial and operational reporting, including margin analysis, incentives and key performance indicators.
• Analyse business performance, identifying trends, risks, opportunities and the key drivers behind financial variances.
• Provide meaningful insight and commentary that supports informed business decisions across the organisation.
• Support Finance Business Partners by delivering accurate reporting and analysis that adds value to stakeholders.
• Produce data and analysis for a variety of business-wide projects, helping to support strategic initiatives.
• Work alongside the Transformation & Innovation team, contributing to financial modelling, data gathering and business improvement projects.
• Help develop and standardise reporting across multiple divisions, improving consistency and accessibility of management information.
• Review and enhance reporting tools, templates and processes to improve efficiency, data quality and reporting accuracy.
• Support the annual budgeting and weekly forecasting process, including preparing budget files and distributing weekly forecasts to senior leadership.
• Maintain clear process documentation to support consistency, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Stakeholder presentation

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Lithia UK Head Office offers a Finance Analyst role in a hybrid setting with a minimum of two days in the office. The salary and benefits package reaches up to £39,600, plus pension, life assurance and generous annual leave.

You will produce timely reporting, analyse performance and support strategic decisions across Lithia UK's commercial finance function. Reporting to the Central Finance Business Partner, you will leverage Excel, Power BI and other tools to translate data into actionable