Finance Analyst

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert We’re Müller UK & Ireland, a family‑run dairy business and we’re experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we’re super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into two areas: Müller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) and Müller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD). Join MMI and step into a culture that’s fast‑paced and full of opportunity. With great benefits, exciting challenges, a dream team of people, this is your chance to make a real impact. Over here, we’re processing enough milk to make 66 billion cups of tea every year. And we’re so much more than just milk. This is the place to come for cream, butter, milk drinks and ingredients products, all made from milk from over 1,000 supplying farmers in Britain. Milk flows through everything at Müller – from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers. As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we’re always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we’re helping to create a more sustainable dairy future. We’re growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that’s bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking – and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal. Location Market Drayton / Hybrid - 3 days on site per week. Contract Full‑Time, Permanent Hours Monday–Friday (40 hours) Are you ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britain’s most chosen dairy brand? Müller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, invites you to apply for our Ingredients Finance Analyst position. As an Ingredients Finance Analyst, you will provide additional support to the finance and operations team during a period of transition on monthend and weekly reporting activities. Benefits for the role Competitive salary, generous annual bonus, Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service) Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave, Enhanced Bereavement Leave Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%) Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in‑store discounts and development opportunities Key responsibilities Provide monthend support: journal preparation and posting, stock reconciliations, SAP uploads and report running/Costing runs. Review production reports, accruals/prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations. Conduct cost variance analysis, follow‑up reviews with other functional areas, and understand material/production price variances. Analyze foreign exchange variances. Administer weekly and monthly raw material pricing adjustments and reconciliations. Support the existing finance analyst on weekly reporting and monthend activities. Work with other Müller functions to ensure accurate, timely information input into Ingredients. Prepare monthend functional pack as required. Collaborate with Operations to ensure they understand their actual costs. Provide management reporting as requested by the Financial Controller: weekly planning report, sales analysis, inventory reporting. Support the Financial Controller Ingredients and Management Accountant in delivering all financial reports accurately and on time. Key skills & experience Part qualified CIMA/ACCA or working towards qualification. Experience in an FMCG environment is beneficial. Good relationship building and communication skills. Strong Excel skills. Analytical problem solver with attention to detail. Methodical but adaptable to business needs. Tenacious. The Process If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk. #pinksquid #J-18808-Ljbffr