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Financial Analyst – Harlow, Essex

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Financial Analyst – Harlow, Essex

Job Description:

Global Supply Chain Services (FEE) is searching for a candidate that thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure, ever-changing environment. The Financial Analyst will perform various functions, including carrying out financial planning and variance analysis, ROWC calculations, margin analysis, monthly forecasting, detailed program-specific operational and financial processes development, and coordination between various departments for effective rollout and implementation of new programs.

Major tasks, duties, and responsibilities for senior financial analyst job:

  • Developing forward-looking forecasts and budgets
  • Preparation and presentation of accurate monthly summary of expenses such as direct costs with concise action-oriented commentary and analysis to designated higher authority
  • Various aspects of the month-end close process, including proposing corrections for accounting during month end close, accrual entries, fee calculation etc.
  • Preparing monthly reports on financials to be distributed to the business
  • Daily, weekly and monthly program reporting, working capital roll forwards, sales and margin analysis
  • Developing and performing reporting of operating metrics that ensures financial performance, e.g., profitability of different programs or parts
  • Establishing and maintaining effective relationships across the business to understand the business and the primary drivers, goals, and the needs of partners and internal customers
  • Daily price variance analysis and providing recommendations for solution
  • Checking resale price & cost price against contract file by part and preparing the monthly claim file
  • Performing related duties and ad hoc requests as required
  • Analyzing, verifying, and tracking monthly inventory turns analysis and warehouse metrics
  • Monthly margin reconciliation and providing assistance in margin accruals at month end
  • Identifying and making recommendations for process improvements
  • Actively participating in special projects and communicate areas of risk
  • Providing support/assistance in performing monthly analysis of revenue vs forecast, with details of under- or over-performance, margin analysis by part
  • Analyzing Open PO’s lines against distributed book value price (DBP) and work closely with business
  • Analyzing item cost history and inventory value using own initiatives.

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What Are We Looking For?

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent
  • 3-5 years of cost accounting, business finance or inventory accounting experience.
  • Ability to present complex analysis with clarity, and must be able to work in a deadline driven environment
  • Strong financial and cost accounting acumen and analytics skills with a high degree of proficiency in data mining and forecasting model development.
  • Strong understanding of accounting and financial processes related to the business; Oracle, ERP Systems, Sales workbench and Business Objects.; and a solid background and experience in Inventory analysis & P&L management preferred
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to support the preparation and presentation of written briefs and summaries for internal communication and coordination with various different departments
  • High level of attention to detail when preparing results and reports
  • Ability to multi-task and also coordinate peers towards common finance goals by setting priorities and working within deadlines
  • Ability to think strategically, as well as tactically; result-driven
  • Oracle – Hyperion – Advanced EXCEL – GL Wand knowledge will be an advantage

Location:
UK-Harlow, United Kingdom (Kao Park Hockham Way)
Time Type:
Full time
Job Category:
Accounting/Finance

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