Financial Analyst

Job Title: Financial Analyst

Job Summary:

• Manage and maintain key nominal ledgers, including Purchase Ledger, Stock, etc.
• Provide analysis, guidance, and assistance to Senior Management and other departments.
• Process supplier invoices, deal with invoice and payment queries, and perform regular supplier reconciliations.
• Maintain the audit trail of invoices for 6 years and process employee expense and credit card expense claims.
• Monitor and review the Business's Critical supplier list and comply with group internal controls.
• Provide ad hoc training and guidance to colleagues on the order to Invoice process.
• Ownership of processing stock take results and analysis, and chairing/leading monthly stock take meetings.
• Monthly Analysis of Fixed & Variable Costs and other analysis as needed.
• Project work to help the business through its current transformation.
• Ownership of monitoring and maintenance of Capex Process and internal audits.
• Month end duties, including revaluation of PL, Goods Received not Invoiced Accrual, Fixed and Variable costs accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Dealing with related yearly Statutory accounts Auditor Queries and supplying all relevant information.
• Cashflow forecasting support and maintain control reports.
• Maintain P11d log for any staff lunches etc. and submission to Group for HMRC payment.
• Other Adhoc Duties and provide cover for holidays for other team members.

Person Specification:

Education and experience - Minimum level of education and experience required

Detail

Essential

Desirable

Undergoing Professional Accounting Qualifications (e.g. ACCA/CIMA/FAAT/ICEAW)

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Team Player

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Clear Communicator – written and spoken with ability to interact well across all areas of Ball and Young

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Project management

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Minimum of 2 – 3 years in a finance role

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Well organised, attention to detail

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Adaptable

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Self-Motivated

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Strong IT skills, in particular Excel and an ERP System

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Competency framework - competencies necessary to excel in the role

Detail

Essential

Desirable

Relationships. personable with good communication skills with the ability to form effective working relationships with people at all levels

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Customer Service: delivers high quality customer service to all internal customers / employees / Group

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Diligence. Good organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines. Strong attention to detail.

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Presentation: is credible and can present verbally and in writing clearly

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Accountability: has an understanding of their responsibility and consequences of their own actions.

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The Vita Group is an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing a diverse workforce, we value all cultures, backgrounds and experiences and we truly believe that diversity drives different perspectives and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we'll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.