Logistics Finance Analyst

Highland Spring Group; Auchterarder; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Spring Group is seeking a Logistics Finance Analyst to provide essential financial support for supply chain functions. This role involves delivering analytical support, identifying cost efficiencies, and contributing to investment appraisals. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with logistics finance experience, effective communication skills, and a proactive approach to managing financial operations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified or part-qualified accountant (CA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Experience in logistics finance with a focus on supply chain operations.
• High-level communication and presentation skills for influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial support focusing on logistics operations.
• Conduct financial analysis of new business opportunities and operational improvements.
• Drive cost efficiencies and financial governance within the logistics team.

Skills

Financial analysis

Commercial awareness

Analytical thinking

Business partnering

Communication skills

Education

CA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

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Highland Spring Group is the UK’s leading producer of natural source water, recognised for our commitment to quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement. From our pristine sources in the Ochil Hills of Perthshire, we supply millions with healthy hydration while safeguarding the environment for future generations.

As a dynamic and growing organisation, we’re proud to combine our long-standing heritage with forward-thinking innovation. Our business is built on the strength of our people, and we’re passionate about creating a culture that supports collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance.

Our Finance team plays a critical role in driving informed decision-making, ensuring financial integrity, and delivering strategic insights that support business growth. As we continue to evolve, we’re investing in commercially-minded finance professionals who can help unlock value across the business and support our journey toward a more sustainable and profitable future.

The Logistics Finance Analyst will provide essential financial support with a key focus on the supply chain function. You’ll deliver accurate and insightful analysis, supporting reporting requirements, ensuring financial integrity, and identifying opportunities to drive cost efficiencies and profit growth across logistics operations. This is a pivotal role in helping to optimise logistics strategies while ensuring strong financial governance.

What you can expect:

• Work as a trusted finance business partner to the logistics team, providing valuable insights and analytical support to drive decision-making.
• Own the end-to-end logistics finance process, including reporting and reconciliation of logistics spend across primary and secondary logistics, as well as external storage.
• Support financial planning and forecasting activities, ensuring tight timelines and high-quality reporting on logistics costs.
• Conduct financial analysis of new business opportunities, operational improvements, and route-to-market changes, identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Provide pricing guidance to both the finance and sales teams around logistics movements and commercial agreements with suppliers and customers.
• Drive cost efficiencies, process improvements, and financial governance to support the wider supply chain function.
• Contribute to investment appraisals, ROI analysis, and sustainability impact reporting, particularly in relation to logistics activities such as road vs rail miles.
• Support the development of comprehensive reporting on logistics accruals and month-end reporting to maintain financial accuracy and transparency.
• Work closely with stakeholders at all levels, influencing senior decision-makers with clear and concise financial analysis.

What we are looking for:

• Fully qualified or part-qualified accountant (CA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Previous experience in logistics finance, with a proven ability to add value to logistics and supply chain operations
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to work proactively and flexibly in a fast-paced environment
• High-level communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• An analytical thinker with strong business partnering experience, especially in FP&A and financial reporting
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a dynamic international business environment

Join us at Highland Spring and take a leading role in driving cost efficiencies and financial excellence across our logistics operations—while making a meaningful impact on the sustainability and growth of our business.