PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT - The best appointment you'll make
W&A is working with a global manufacturing business based in the Borders to help source a Financial Analyst.
The role holder will act as a Finance Business Partner to provide financial leadership to the customer team at the manufacturing site and drive financial performance improvement. Additionally, you will be responsible for a variety of financial activities, including sales and margin forecasting, analysis of customer profitability, key balance sheet metrics and financial risk avoidance.
This is an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated individual to work within an organisation with a culture that supports learning and development.
Key Responsibilities:
Ownership of customer forecasting process
Drive customer profitability, challenge the customer team to mitigate risks and realise opportunities
Using analysis of historical results, quoted margins and projected margins, establish financial goals for the Customer team and identify improvement opportunities
Perform analysis of preliminary month-end customer sales and margins, and help ensure the integrity of the P&L and accounts
Perform analysis of monthly financial results, and report results to the customer team and other site leadership as specified
Provide financial leadership to the customer team and help identify continuous improvement opportunities through lean initiatives
Ensure product quoted margins are maintained and variances are analysed
Identify gaps to quoted and expected margins and drive improvement opportunities with the customer team
Identify extraordinary costs incurred and ensure a recovery mechanism is in place
Understand customer contract terms relative to any commercial implications and help ensure customer and focus factory team members understand and abide by those terms
Analyse Purchase Price Variance and ensure a recovery mechanism is in place
Minimal travel may be required to meet the needs of the business
Required Skills & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
Professional accountancy qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) preferred, although candidates with demonstrable relevant experience are also encouraged to apply
Decision-making, problem-solving and organisational skills
Advanced verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment