At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse financial reports and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Company: Join a historic family brewery with a strong team culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, profit share, private medical insurance, and 33 days holiday.
- Other info: Great development opportunities and a supportive team environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a 200-year-old brewery and make a real impact in finance.
- Qualifications: Part qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Financial Reporting Analyst Vacancy - Middleton, Manchester - Up to £31,000 plus profit share and private medical insurance
This is a full time, office based role.
What you will get
- Competitive salary plus profit share bonus
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- 30% discount on food & drink across our pubs, inns and hotels
- Discounted stays in our hotels and inns
- 24/7 wellbeing support + counselling
- Great development opportunities
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Access to our onsite pub ‘The Cottage’ every Friday
- Huge range of retail discounts via JW Benefit Hub
- A stable, long-term role in a 200-year-old family brewery
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Provision and analysing of daily, weekly and monthly reports for both internal and external stakeholders, offering actionable insights and adding value.
- Continued maintenance and development of reporting, collaborating with business users to understand requirements and deliver customised reporting.
- Ownership, development and interpretation of cost centre reporting to heads of departments.
- Support the Finance department in delivering the annual company budget.
- Support with ad hoc data reporting and analysis based on stakeholder needs.
- Support the Financial Data and Analytics team on the exciting journey of implementing Power BI into the business.
- The Person
- Part qualified accountant / finalist with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a high attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Excellent communication skills to explain financial metrics to non-financial stakeholders.
- Good team player and able to work within a team environment, also possessing the ability to work independently.
- Self-motivated and driven, looking to develop their own personal skills and the role itself.
- Excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Nav, Jet Reports, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Jet Analytics would be beneficial but not essential as training will be provided.
- Ability to build solid working relationships with colleagues at all different levels.
- Strong organisational skills to manage workloads effectively and meet reporting deadlines.
About JW Lees
JW Lees is a seventh-generation family brewery company which was founded in 1828. Our six values are at the heart of everything we do:
- Proud
- Savvy
- Honest
- Passionate
- Personal
- Together
As a key team member of the JW Lees family we will offer you a competitive package, fantastic team environment and supported development opportunities throughout your career.
Financial Reporting Analyst - JW Lees Brewery in Manchester employer: JW Lees
JW Lees Brewery is an exceptional employer, offering a competitive salary and a range of benefits including profit share, private medical insurance, and generous holiday allowances. With a strong focus on employee development and a supportive team culture, you will thrive in a stable, long-term role within a historic family-run brewery that values collaboration and personal growth.
