Finance Analyst
250-300per day - inside IR35
6 Months
Royston
The client is a global leader in sustainable technologies and many of the company's products enhance the quality of life of millions through their beneficial impact on the environment, human health and wellbeing. We focus on key markets where we can innovate and improve solutions for our customers through applying our expertise in advanced materials and technology. Efficient Natural Resources is an autonomous business, one of four sectors within the clients depts, with revenues of circa £1 billion (circa £7 billion including precious metals) and operations worldwide. We are recruiting a Senior FP&A Analyst to join our PGMS business within the ENR Sector. Reporting into the Global FP&A Manager for PGMS, you will be integral to driving improvements in financial planning, reporting and analysis to a standard consistent with the global finance vision to be a leading top quartile finance function.
You will also prepare management reports, bespoke analysis and presentations for the PGMS MD and FD.
This is a "hands-on" role with an opportunity make a significant impact to reporting and planning processes, get involved in business change projects, and have exposure to senior management.
Key Responsibilities
- Support monthly management reporting for PGMS. Run reports from Essbase, consolidate results and prepare reports, presentations and analysis including flash, working day 6 report and monthly reviews with sector.
- Review, understand and challenge Business Unit monthly reporting.
- Review, understand and challenge PGMS 3 month and FY forecasts and support improved integration between the S&OP and financial forecasting process.
- Contribute to PGMS budgeting and strategic planning processes, designing templates, consolidating data and developing reports.
- Drive improvements in PGMS reporting, through simplification / development of standardised reports and automation of production.
- Support Systems improvements projects through data mapping, data cleansing, testing and report building, focusing on core FP&A and S&OP processes
- Support the delivery of improved financial performance of the PGMS business through the provision of timely, accurate and relevant financial information and analysis.
- Support business change programmes including new sustainability reporting requirements. Assist in establishing new reporting process, providing training and guidance to finance and non-finance colleagues.
Are you the ideal candidate? You will have/be:
- Experience of leading financial planning processes - knows what good looks like.
- A Professional Accounting qualification along with significant post qualification experience
- Able to provide insight to the business operations from a strategic and operational viewpoint
- A good communicator with high level of numeracy, working with systems and data.
- High level of experience using financial planning and consolidation systems, such as Hyperion, TM1, Oracle PBCS or Anaplan.
- Expert Excel and PowerPoint skills
- An ability to provide innovative solutions to problems
- Experience of working in large multinational business and within Manufacturing industry would be advantageous
Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
