Overview:

We are recruiting for a Graduate Business Analyst - Finance to join an International Chemical Manufacturer based in Royston, Hertfordshire.

This is a 12-month, full time contract starting in January 2020.

Salary of approximately £30,000 per annum on offer.

Job Purpose:

To analyse and report business data, thus providing accurate and timely information that enables operational decision-making over short to medium term periods.

Principal Accountabilities:

Collect, compile, verify and present business data so that management has timely information for operational decision making.
Maintains, tracks and presents a broad range of defined business metrics for the Global Business to enable measurement and improvement of business performance.
Creates and maintains a demand planning model for the Global business, linking into monthly sales forecasting and annual budgeting process.
Reporting on Global Customer Performance through volume and revenue analyses.
Through the collation and analysis of data, supporting the metal governance framework.
Identify opportunities to improve the profitability of the business through data analysis.
Develop and maintain strong working relationships with Trading Operations, Finance, back office and Commercial teams to enable the data analysis as required by the business.
Supports internal and external Commercial teams with ad-hoc data requests.
Ensures information is appropriately communicated within the business.
Participates in basic business analysis projects.
Suggests improvements to existing methods/systems/processes.

Candidate Specification:

Degree level qualification in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to collate and analyse large data sets
1+ years in a commercial environment
Knowledge of databases, computer programming/coding and or computer science (advantageous not essential)
Must have a high attention to detail and be able to prioritise conflicting tasks

Guidant is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.