Senior Financial Analyst

A quick look at the role

The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for all accounting and management accounts and reporting of the Organics sub-division within R&E. The role works closely with the business (typically Regional General Managers, Site Managers and Business Unit Directors) to ensure robust financial controls are in place, adhered to and to proactively suggest performance improvement initiatives.

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Your core responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including variance analyses and bridges, for each of the selected businessunits, to meet reporting deadlines and provide useful feedback/explanations of financial performance
• Compilation and distribution of divisional monthly financial reporting pack in conjunction with FBPs to provide financial and non-financial staff with useful financial data and KPIs as a foundation for sound commercial decision making and analysis
• Preparation of weekly flash reporting in month for their respective business units/regions and prepare commentary on key variances to forecast and actual performance at month end
• Presentation/explanation of monthly results to divisional FBP/FD and other senior personnel to enable understanding of profitability
• Design and develop monthly CAPEX reporting to ensure adherence to budget and data availability for change programmes/new business cases
• Assist FBPs and operations in the preparation of budgets, forecasts and five-year plans for the business units of responsibility to aid and assist accurate planning
• Support the new business bids, pricing and financial modelling as appropriate for their respective business units/regions
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations to ensure controls are in place and being adhered to
• Deal with end of year audit queries to support the sign-off of year-end accounts

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Our essential requirements

• Qualified or studying towards an accountancy qualification
• Management accounting experience ideally from the service, logistics, manufacturing or waste industries
• Experience of working with and supporting operational, commercial staff across multiple locations
• Strong system skills including advanced Excel

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