We currently have a permanent opportunity for a Senior Finance Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis to join the BWS Finance team. The primary purpose of the Senior Finance Analyst role is to play an integral role in the annual budget process and monthly forecast cycles, whilst creating analysis and tracking of performance, and maintaining the integrity of the financial data that the business uses to make key commercial decisions.
We are looking for someone who has strong data analysis and modelling skills to be able to analyse and summarise high volumes of data, strong presentation skills and communication skills and most importantly are highly analytical and has excellent attention to detail. If you are curious, and constantly seeking to grow and learn, believe yourself to be adaptable and confident enough to present to a broad and senior stakeholder base, then this could be the role for you.
Sound good? Read on.
Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:
- Improve team ways of working by introducing innovative analysis, systems efficiencies, improving processes and providing constructive challenge to all areas
- Deliver insightful analysis and commercial recommendations including ownership of the monthly BWS performance pack, and input into Endeavour reporting cycle
- Work with FP&A Manager and the wider finance team to ensure consistent rhythm in place for weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly deliverables
- Assessment of risks and opportunities against financial targets and provide recommendations for mitigating actions
- Provide leadership in financial control with management of month end close, posting of relevant month end journals and coordination with FSS-A (shared services team) on balance sheet reviews
- Work closely with colleagues to identify key performance issues and propose solutions • Management of National / overhead costs
- Working capital analysis and the management of associated improvement initiatives • A key point of contact for Endeavour Finance team
- Support the preparation and submission of the annual budget and forecast, including ensuring they are understood and owned
- Working with key stakeholders to ascertain sales, profit, inventory and cost control measures and resource requirements
- Managing costs against budget/targets and assisting key stakeholders to monitor budgets/targets at all levels
