Senior Finance Analyst

DHL Supply Chain; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supply chain company based in Coventry is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst RTR to manage vital accounting functions. This role involves performing accounting tasks, engaging with teams across multiple sites, and ensuring adherence to financial processes. The ideal candidate should have experience in logistics accounting, strong analytical skills, and effective time management capabilities. Joining this team offers benefits like a generous pension scheme and numerous employee perks.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme with employer contributions

Free confidential GP consultations

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Affordable loans and mortgage advice

Qualifications

• Knowledge of financial compliance and reporting requirements.
• 2-3 years of experience in accounting within logistics preferred.
• Effective time management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting processes for multiple sites.
• Engage with operations and reporting teams to complete processes.
• Maintain period-end and year-end closing schedules.

Skills

Financial compliance knowledge

2-3 years in accounting

Oracle Cloud experience

Effective time management

Strong stakeholder management

Financial and analytical skills

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst RTR - Controlling

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Coventry (CV2 2TA)
Grade: RCS L
Hybrid working

DHL, an award-winning, leading supply chain business is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst RTR to play a vital role within our Finance function, performing all accounting processes for their respective operation.

Our team of Finance specialists do so much more than crunch numbers. They add value to our business by truly understanding our data and helping our teams make informed, commercial decisions.

WHAT DOES THE ROLE ENTAIL?

As part of your normal duties, you will be responsible for:

• Perform accounting processes in scope for a range of sites, customers or functions as directed like month end, reconciliations (i.e. Recs, Payroll Recs, Revenue Rec, etc.), fixed assets accounting etc.
• Regular engagement with site ops teams, Reporting team, Finance Business Partners and shared services on inputs and outputs for the completion of common processes
• Build deep business knowledge for the customer/sites in scope to provide support for decision making
• Effectively maintain period end and year end closing schedules for the customer/sites in scope
• Adherence to finance processes and accurate, timely report production
• Provide regular updates to the Reporting Manager on process completion, issue resolution and any escalations
• Deliver the processes in scope to the agreed KPI requirements and support performance management
• Support change programmes
• Ensure all standard accounting processes on and off system are followed identifying continuous improvement opportunities to the Reporting Manager
• Manage individual workflow ensuring agreed deadlines are met
• Ad hoc tasks as required, any other purchasing or operational admin related activities as required by the Controller or Manager

WHAT DO WE NEED FROM YOU?

• Knowledge of financial compliance and reporting requirements
• 2-3 Years experience of performing accounting in a logistics or similar industry would be a preference
• Experience of using Oracle Cloud would be a preference
• Effective time management skills
• Clear, effective communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work well in a team
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Flexible and resilient

WHY JOIN US?

• We're happy to talk about flexible working - just ask about alternative patterns at interview
• Join our generous pension scheme and benefit from an 8% employer contribution, alongside a 4% employee contribution
• Free confidential 24/7 GP consultations
• Hundreds of retail and lifestyle discounts
• Affordable loans, savings schemes and free mortgage advice
• Visit https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/working-at-dhl-supply-chain to learn more

WHO WE ARE

We're the global leaders in supply chain management with 188,000 people in over 50 countries. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more.

BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE

At DHL, we're all about creating a workplace where everyone's skills and experiences matter, and where you can be your true self every day.

As proud supporters of the Armed Forces Covenant, we value the skills and experience of ex-service personnel and are dedicated to helping our veterans find jobs.

Applications are reviewed continuously, and the vacancy may close early. Please submit asap to ensure consideration.

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