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.
