At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse financial data and provide insights to drive business performance.
- Company: Dynamic international manufacturing firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on continuous improvement and automation.
- Why this job: Join a transformative team and influence key financial decisions.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance analysis and strong analytical skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
A growing, highly successful international manufacturing and multi-channel business is seeking a commercially focused Financial Analyst to play a pivotal role in developing its financial reporting, business intelligence and decision-making capability.
Following significant investment in new systems and reporting infrastructure, this is an exciting opportunity to join the business at a transformational stage. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll help shape the way financial performance is measured, reported and understood across the organisation.
You'll partner with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Sales and Commercial teams, delivering meaningful insight into profitability, pricing, margins, inventory and business performance while driving improvements in data quality and reporting processes.
- Produce insightful financial and commercial analysis across products, customers, channels and territories.
- Analyse profitability, gross margins, pricing and cost performance, identifying trends and opportunities to improve business performance.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to support strategic decision-making through high-quality financial insight.
- Improve data integrity and reporting accuracy by working collaboratively across multiple business functions.
- Play an active role in the ongoing development of ERP and Business Intelligence reporting capabilities.
- Continuously identify opportunities to automate, streamline and improve financial processes.
You'll be an inquisitive and commercially minded finance professional who enjoys getting beneath the surface of the numbers and influencing business decisions.
Experience in a Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance or FP&A role is required. ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification is preferred, although finalist or strong qualified by experience candidates with relevant commercial analysis expertise will also be considered.
Strong commercial acumen with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills is essential. Advanced Excel capability and experience working with ERP systems are required. Exposure to BI/reporting tools such as Power BI is essential, with knowledge of Apache Superset or similar being advantageous.
This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious, growing business investing heavily in its systems, reporting and future growth. You'll work closely with senior leadership, influence key commercial decisions and play a central role in improving how the business measures and drives performance.
Junior Finance Analyst / Graduate Analyst employer: Newstone Talent Solutions
Join a dynamic and ambitious international manufacturing business in West Sussex as a Junior Finance Analyst, where you'll be at the forefront of financial transformation. With a strong focus on employee development, a collaborative work culture, and the opportunity to influence key commercial decisions, this role offers meaningful career growth in a supportive environment. Enjoy the benefits of hybrid working, competitive remuneration, and the chance to work with cutting-edge financial systems and reporting tools.
