Title: Finance Analyst - Ingredients

Müller UK & Ireland; Norton in Hales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in England is seeking an Ingredients Finance Analyst to support finance and operations during a transition period. The role involves month-end activities, journal preparation, stock reconciliations, and collaboration with teams to ensure accurate reporting. Ideal candidates will be part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, have strong Excel skills, and possess good communication abilities. Competitive salary and great benefits are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual bonus

Life Assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Access to Müller Rewards

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA or working towards qualification.
• Experience in an FMCG environment is beneficial.
• Good Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journals.
• Reconcile stock and balance sheets.
• Run reports and costings in SAP.
• Conduct cost variance analysis.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Excel skills

Analytical problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA

Job description

As an Ingredients Finance Analyst, you will provide additional support to the finance and operations team during a period of transition on month end and weekly reporting activities. The ingredients business unit is responsible for Butter, Powder, and Liquid products in order to make the best commercial decision of excess milk and cream on a 'make or sell' basis in light of prevailing commodity price conditions.

Responsibilities

• Journal preparation and posting
• Stock reconciliations
• SAP uploads and report running/Costing runs
• Production report reviews
• Accruals/prepayments
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Cost variance analysis and follow up reviews with other functional areas
• Understanding material/production price variances
• Foreign exchange variances
• Weekly and monthly raw material pricing adjustment administration and reconciliation
• Support the existing finance analyst on weekly reporting and month end activities
• Work with other Müller functions to ensure information inputted into Ingredients is provided, is accurate, and on-time.
• Support preparation of month end Functional Pack as required.
• Work with Operations team to ensure they understand their actual costs
• Management reporting as requested by Financial Controller including:
  • Weekly Planning report
  • Sales Analysis
  • Inventory reporting
• Support the Financial Controller Ingredients and Management Accountant in delivering all financial reports accurately and on time.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA or working towards qualification
• Experience in an FMCG environment is beneficial
• Good relationship building and communication skills
• Good Excel skills
• Analytical problem solver with attention to detail
• Methodical but adaptable to business needs
• Tenacious

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual bonus
• Life Assurance
• Health Care Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
• Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts and development opportunities