Finance Analyst

1 month ago

Dover, Kent, United Kingdom Bakkavor Full time

Proud to deliver high quality products and develop a high- quality career.

Bakkavor Tilmanstone, Kent

Monday to Friday Days 8.30am to 17.00pm

Location : Dover Kent ( 1 day from home)

Salary : Competitive salary plus up to a 10% bonus, healthcare, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Why join us?

We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you’ll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued Finance Analyst, we’ll support your ambition, reward your resilience, and encourage you to rise to challenges and create a career you can be proud of too. This is a great opportunity for a finance professional looking to take the next step in their career with a company that can offer real development and growth.

What we do.

We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry - supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.

About the role.

Finance Analyst – Business FP&A role is to be responsible for the day-to-day processing of the forecasting and reporting routines and supports the Financial Controller and Business partners with timely and accurate analysis. The Finance Analyst – Business FP&A will be part of the broader UK FP&A Team, requiring building a strong working relationship to contribute to the standardisation of UK processes. The role involves transactional processing, analysis and adherence to Group controls following SOPs to execute the tasks within agreed SLAs and KPIs

Accountabilities;

  • Prepare and circulate daily and weekly performance trackers.
  • Maintain and develop tracker files and reports.
  • Review and analyse P&L and tracker information for errors and trends.
  • Collaborate with Finance Shared Services on P&Ls and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Support EBITDA reconciliation and analysis for review.
  • Generate ad-hoc operational reports to aid business performance analysis.
  • Work with the UK FP&A Team to streamline reporting for senior management.
  • Build and maintain relationships with report users.

Forecasting:

  • Adhere to forecasting schedules: 13-week Tracker Forecast, Quarterly Rolling Forecast, 3-year Business Plans.
  • Prepare accurate forecast data templates and analysis.
  • Reflect trends and cost drivers in financial models.
  • Submit forecast data into Cognos on time.
  • Conduct variance analysis and provide detailed reports.

Product Costing & Pricing:

  • Collaborate with Procurement for price forecasting.
  • Complete standards reset activities with thorough analysis.
  • Ensure accurate and up-to-date pricing information.
  • Prepare price variance reports and ad-hoc costing analysis.

Communication and Change Management:

  • Build relationships with stakeholders and communicate updates.
  • Collaborate with peers to harmonize processes and drive improvements.
  • Identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities.
  • Support various projects, including centralization and IS transformation.

Control Environment:

  • Assist with internal and external audit-related activities.

People Management:

  • Provide guidance and training to Associate Finance Analyst.
  • Conduct regular performance reviews.

About you.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey information clearly and concisely, with the ability to support using analysis and trend information generated
  • Comprehensive Microsoft Office skills - particularly MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Excel
  • Demonstrate good analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ideally have previous experience in working with Finance ERP systems and Business Reporting Tools
  • In progress of completing a Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g. AAT/ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

What you’ll receive.

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

  • Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
  • Short Term Bonus Scheme
  • 25 days holiday
  • Staff Shop
  • Stakeholder Pension Scheme
  • MyBargains Discount Platform
  • Personal Accident Insurance
  • Free Independent Mortgage Advice
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
  • Discounted tutoring for children
  • Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Free Carparking

·Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team

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