Senior Financial Analyst

23 hours ago

Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom Great Bear Full time
Job Description

Joining Great Bear as an Senior Finance Analyst ,You will be providing financial analysis and bid support working very closely with the Business Development team playing a pivotal part in winning and implementing new business.

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday, office hours, offering a competitive salary and package with the opportunity to work for a forward thinking market leader.

  • Create detailed costings and profit and loss models for warehousing, transportation and added value services based on information provided by potential customers and the solutions design team.
  • Formulate viable proposals based on open book, tariffs and hybrid commercial arrangements as appropriate.
  • Quantify the benefits of new business when integrated into existing operations. 
  • Investigate 'what-if' scenarios and evaluate financial risks of proposals.
  • Generate documents and presentation materials to support bids.
  • Effectively communicate finance models and commercial proposals at internal bid reviews.
  • Attend customer meetings to present commercial aspects of proposals and answer finance-related questions as required.
  • Work with the larger finance team to create the accurate weekly costings for the new business won and existing customer base.
  • Complete investment appraisals (NPV, IRR and ROCE) for Business Cases.
Qualifications

To apply for the role of Senior Finance Analyst you will possess the following skills, experiences and qualifications:

  • Qualified accountant with experience in industry in a similar role.
  • Experience of undertaking investment appraisals.
  • Must have a higher-level knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office applications
  • Attention to detail and analytical approach.
  • Experienced in general accounting practices.
  • Questioning and enquiring approach with a real desire to seek out new methods that will allow more efficient provision of accurate financial data.
  • Comfortable working individually and as part of a team, sharing knowledge and improvement ideas for the benefit of the Company and its staff.
  • Hard working and flexible, with a strong commitment to meeting deadlines.
  • Excellent communicator at all levels up to and including Operational Managers and Directors, customers, suppliers and other internal staff.
Additional Information

As part of our drive to make Great Bear a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.

Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.

Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:

  • Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 days + 8 bank holidays
  • Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
  • Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirements so we offer a great contribution
  • Life Assurance -  x4 your annual salary
  • Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
  • Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
  • Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
  • Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings

If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam

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