Senior Finance Analyst

Sewell Wallis are currently recruiting for a Senior Finance Analyst to join a well known brand on the outskirts of Pontefract.
Our client is looking for an ambitious qualified Accountant with a strong financial analysis background and this role will offer ongoing progression opportunities.
Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager you will be working as part of the logistics team, supporting their warehouse and logistics operations and your key responsibilities will also include:

- Weekly reporting on operational cost performance with comparisons to plan.
Participating in weekly calls to discuss costs with the operational management
team
Preparing and completing monthly accounting entries for the logistics
operation.
Preparing budgets and monthly forecast updates
Providing monthly commentary to the team regarding changes to actual and forecast cost performance
Supporting client billing requirements.
Assisting in the financial modelling requirements for any potential new clients
Supporting the wider logistics finance team with general finance requirements
which may include amongst other things weekly reporting, balance sheet
preparation and investment appraisals.
**Requirements**:
Fully qualified Accountant / newly qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
Good IT knowledge - Microsoft Excel is essential and previous SQL
experience would be advantageous
Ability to analyse and interpret large volumes of information
Excellent attention to detail with an analytical approach to solving problems
Strong communication and influencing skills
In return our client is offering hybrid working and an uncapped bonus.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levelswithin finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester.Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.