Financial Analyst

**Our Client**

Wade Macdonald is currently recruiting a Senior Finance Analyst / Business Partner for a highly profitable £300mil t/o FMCG company based near High-Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. (Hybrid)

**The role**

Working in a fast-paced Finance dept., this is a high-profile role positioned at the core of our client's operations, fostering a business partnering approach to provide financial insights and support to retail decision making. The Senior Finance Analyst/ Business Partner will be key in driving process understanding, budgeting, forecasting, financial appraisal, and analysis and reporting; whilst building strong relationships with key stakeholders, highlighting opportunity and risk, and driving change.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Business partner; providing analytical support, investment appraisal, Revenue/cost/contribution analysis to drive fast and relevant decision making
- Prepare function specific reporting, KPI analysis, and insights into the key drivers of performance
- Build/maintain intuitive dashboards using Tableau/Alteryx; to promote automation & self-serve
- Produce qualitative and quantitative analysis including customer behavior, industry trends, competition, spatial analytics and staffing needs
- Interpret and understand complex data and translating this into value driven insight
- Represent analytics team, driving agenda through first class support, during budgeting/forecasting (including development of models) and month end meetings
- Gather and maintain accurate and up-to-date records of data; and remain attuned to developments in the area
- Work to tight deadlines, delivering outstanding level of credibility; reliability; completeness and accuracy

**About You**:

- Qualified Analyst (CIMA, ACCA OR MBA) with demonstrable industry experience; vast proven analytical/dashboarding experience
- Ability to interpret and understand data, identify trends/and patterns
- Professional communication skills: ability to build strong relationships across broad level of stakeholders
- Strong planning, organising and time management skills, accuracy, and adherence to deadlines

**What You Will Receive In Return**
- Annual bonus (15%), Training and support packages to further your career
- Opportunities to move within the Finance team and across the global group
- Exposure to all levels of the business including the Executive Board

**Senior Financial Analyst / Business Partner - High Wycombe (Hybrid) - £55000 - £65000 + 15% bonus