Accounting jobs in United Kingdom

The Company:

A US owned, global Technology business looking to hire an Analyst to focus on the EMEA region. Their products are utilised by almost every major business worldwide, from retailers, logistics, shipping, automotive and high tech and healthcare companies. For a global player, they have managed to foster an extremely cohesive and supportive working environment. Employing some of the most passionate and supportive people into their organisation.

This is a Hybrid position, likely working pattern to be 2-3 days per week in the office.

The Role:

As a member of the EMEA Finance Team, you will analyse and explore areas such as revenue, margin and growth opportunities. You will also track, understand, critically analyse all revenue elements in EMEA (Discounts, promotions, rebates and other incentives), liaising with relevant areas to provide reporting, analysis and insights to help drive business to control, effectively manage and drive improvements margin.

• Responsible for in depth knowledge, tracking and analysis of rebates, promotions and incentives for EMEA.
• Requires in depth knowledge of EMEA Distribution and Channel footprint, policies and contracts. Understanding Channel program structure, partner levels, specializations, etc requirements, benefits
• Collaborates closely with Distribution sales, Channel operations and Product sales as required
• Participation in promotion committee meetings and ability to analyse proposed promotions and present to committee for decision making Helping drive forecast accuracy, define targets and budgets, work on KPIs, metrics and variance analysis
• Design and Provide modelling, analysis and guidance to sales and management to aid decision making on future proposals
• Preparation and detailed review of weekly, monthly and quarterly rebates forecasts and reporting
• Support for month and quarter end close accounting for EMEA distribution business
• Reviewing historical data and market trends that you analyse and engage in financial modelling to draw useful insights and recommendations
• Working on cross-functional and finance projects as a team member and also as a lead - working on processes, new dashboards, tools, productivity improvement etc
• Working with a wide range of functions: Sales, Operations, Strategy, Legal, Commissions, Accounting, etc…

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field required
• Previous experience in similar role
• High degree of accuracy
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Advanced Excel and database skills
• Knowledge of Power BI is advantage