Job Description

The Finance Business Analyst is responsible for assisting in the preparation of regular forecasts and plans and understanding monthly performance against those plans. Analyzing, understanding and communicating meaningful financial performance on UK and Ireland’s business, whilst helping to deliver improvements in reporting of financials with development of AI tools. The role gives the successful candidate an opportunity to get an understanding of a whole business and its P&L in a growth environment

What you'll do

Principal Accountabilities

Play a key role in:

• Preparing and explaining forecast corporate financial performance on a monthly basis

• Annual financial planning process and regular forecasts

• Annual five-year business plan process

• Direct support of Operational Finance lead in input of forecasts and budgets and KPI review decks

  Review of revenue drivers to ensure accurate and consistent data to help drive decision making

• Support ad hoc corporate or departmental initiatives/projects such as providing financial analysis to assist in building business cases for investment decisions

Key interfaces

• Work closely with other Finance Analysts and Finance Managers within:

  • Financial Planning and Analysis team across Europe
  • Finance Director and Finance Managers (Commercial and Operations leads) in the subregion

• Interface with other business areas in both the UK and Ireland such as;

  • Operations – cost control and KPI analysis
  • HR
  • Sales
  • WMarketing among others

What you'll need

• Experience of management accounting/budgeting/forecasting and analytical experience desirable

• High level of Excel skills (comfortable with manipulation of large data sets)

• Experience of using AI tools

• Analytical and problem-solving skills - including ability to analyse, interpret and present financial and business data.

• Numerate and accurate with a high level of attention to detail
• Able to interact and communicate with finance and non-finance specialists.
• Good verbal and written communication skills – able to articulate and document thoughts clearly and to present with confidence and credibility to a variety of audiences.

• Take responsibility for managing and prioritising own work, with the resilience to work under pressure.

• Delivery of results to deadlines, with a commitment to producing accurate and timely financial information.

• Customer support focus, with the ability to build, maintain and manage relationships.

• A team player with well-developed interpersonal skills, able to promote good team working and cooperation.

• Able to work effectively in groups and cross functionally to achieve objectives.

• Proactive, able to explore issues and generate new ideas in developing continuous improvement measures.

• Flexible in approach, responding positively to change

Our Team

Our Finance team works in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting business sectors. We use our financial expertise and commercial awareness to support and develop an international, publicly-listed organization. From managing budgets to financial planning, we deliver a full range of finance and accounting services to help our business stay on track and meet our goals. We also have other specialist areas of expertise including Portfolio Management and Lease Administration.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.