Financial Analyst – Harlow, Essex

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.

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