Senior Finance Analyst

DHL; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading supply chain business as a Senior Finance Analyst RTR, where you will play a crucial role in managing accounting processes and enhancing decision-making through data insights. This dynamic role involves engaging with various teams, ensuring compliance, and contributing to process improvements. With a commitment to diversity and employee well-being, this innovative firm offers a range of competitive benefits and a supportive environment for your professional growth. If you have a passion for finance and a desire to make an impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Free 24/7 GP Service

Retail Discounts

Affordable Loans

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Employee Support Service

Access to Free Counseling

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of accounting experience in logistics or similar industry preferred.
• Strong financial and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounting processes for various sites and functions.
• Engage with site operations and reporting teams for process completion.
• Support change programs and identify improvement opportunities.

Skills

Financial Compliance Knowledge

Accounting Experience

Oracle Cloud Experience

Time Management

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility and Resilience

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst RTR

Contract Type: 12 month Fixed term contract ( maternity cover)
Location: Gatwick - 3 days a week

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. Open Book Recs, Payroll Recs, Revenue BS Rec, etc.), fixed assets accounting etc.
• Open book equalisations
• Regular engagement with site ops teams, Reporting team, BU FC's 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 •Participate in process improvement workshops and activity
• 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 CHOOSE US?

As well as competitive pay rates, you will be entitled to an award-winning range of benefits including:

• Access to our Private Medical Insurance through AXA Healt
• Free confidential 24/7 GP service
• Hundreds of discounts (including retail, childcare + gym)
• Affordable loans & enhanced pension scheme
• 24/7 employee support service for you (+ family) with access to free counselling and much more: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/dsc-benefits

OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We will ensure that all our resourcing activities are fair, transparent and consistent across the UK. Find out more about our global approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging: https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/diversity

BE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE

DHL is the global leader in Supply Chain management and we keep the world moving. Our expert teams work together to deliver for our customers across a range of industries including retail, automotive, healthcare and more, so they can deliver to their customers.

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