At a Glance
- Tasks: Support financial planning and analysis for European sites, delivering insights and reports.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in a leading finance role within a global company.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, pension contributions, and generous leave.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make an impact by partnering with businesses and driving financial performance.
- Qualifications: Degree in Finance or related field; strong Excel skills and finance knowledge.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 32000 £ per year.
Graduate EMEA FP&A Analyst - Kidlington, OX5 1HX
We are currently looking for an EMEA FP&A Analyst to join our regional EMEA FP&A team.
Reporting to the EMEA FP&A Manager, the Graduate EMEA FP&A Analyst is responsible for the business partnering of several sites throughout Europe and liaising with the regional FP&A team to ensure a consistent message is delivered to Top Management.
The role is responsible for the daily reporting tasks within the EMEA FP&A Team as well as month-end and periodic forecast & budgeting ones, supporting the team to deliver high quality insights and meet corporate deadlines.
Typical Responsibilities
- Act as a Business Partner to Stakeholders for a few businesses within the Sub-Regional perimeter, including supporting the preparation and evaluation of quarterly forecasts (consolidated for the region and supporting countries with smaller finance teams).
- Build relationships and understand the commercial aspects of the business to become the key finance point of contact for European businesses.
- Assist in preparation of the consolidated regional annual budget, including the finalisation, submission, and reporting requirements.
- Provide insight into sales and cost performance and identify key variances to plans and opportunities to drive improvement.
- Provide support to the FP&A team with ad-hoc projects and analysis, as and when required to ensure the business makes the correct, commercial decisions.
- Take ownership of the DDS (Daily Sales Report) report as well as few other month end reports
- Prepare analysis of the monthly results including P&L, working capital, headcount and capex.
- Support reporting standardisation within perimeter.
- Provide support to the FP&A with ad-hoc projects and analysis, as and when required to ensure the business makes the correct, commercial decisions.
Skills and Experience
- Knowledge of financial statements (P&L and balance Sheet)
- Experience of working in fast paced, dynamic environments.
- Advanced Excel skills to enable manipulation of multiple data sources to deliver detailed analytics.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Mathematics.
- To work as part of a larger team and at times be prepared to take on work outside of the role as required helping the team meet deadlines.
- Fluent in English, both oral and written.
- Previous experience in a finance position. (Desirable)
What we offer
- Competitive Salary
- Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Up to 5% matched pension contribution
- 4x annual salary life assurance
- 25 days annual leave plus
Graduate EMEA FP&A Analyst - Kidlington, OX5 1HX employer: Essentra
Essentra is an excellent employer that values flexibility and collaboration, making it an ideal workplace for the Global Indirects Lead role. With a strong focus on employee growth and development, we offer a supportive work culture that encourages innovation and cost optimisation across multiple regions. Our commitment to work-life balance and stakeholder partnership ensures that every team member can thrive in a meaningful and rewarding environment.
