- Ownership of the sales forecast process
- Analysis of production variances & purchase price variances
- To support the business improving systems, creating reports and forecasting risks & opportunities
- Play a critical role in supporting month end transactional activity, with a focus on Inventory.
MAIN DUTIES, OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analysis and manipulation of large amounts of data
- Ownership of preparation of the sales forecast & daily/weekly KPIs and tracking of variance thereon
- Provide value-add business reporting to key management stakeholders primarily outside of the finance function, including development of new reports and responding to ad-hoc requests
- Play a critical role in the analysis and reporting of margins, including analysis of production and purchase price variances, co-ordinating with stakeholders to resolve in a timely manner
- Support wider business to drive automation of periodic reporting to reduce site workload using a variety of tools.
- Cross-collaboration to understand operational nature of variances identified.
- To think logically and creatively to come up with new ideas to improve processes and reporting.
- As a customer focused organisation all employees are expected to acquire basic product knowledge and take responsibility for providing effective front-line customer support by answering telephone calls or emails when required
- Aid in segregation of duties between multiple systems and drive a strong control environment.
- Own the day to day management of inventory including investigations, analysis and improvement actions. Including leading annual stock takes
- Support the FC during the month end process, with a focus on inventory
- A-C GCSE Level or equivalent in English and Maths;
- Prior experience working in a finance environment.
- MS Office with Intermediate Excel skills
- Business or IT related degree
- Prior knowledge of SAP
Experience
- Demonstrate ability to manipulate and analyse large amount of data
- Working in a pressured environment, requiring flexibility to achieve tight deadlines
- Manufacturing experience
- Experience of working in a multi- cultural workforce;
- Working in large corporations
Skills & Knowledge
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate and liaise effectively at all levels within the Company; primarily outside of the finance function
- High level attention to detail
- Good time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to manipulate and analyse large amount of data
- Skilled at producing clear information summaries from complex report outputs
- Report writing & presentation skills.
- Knowledge of manufacturing industry
- Other database knowledge
- Self-motivated with a drive to learn and develop.
- Great Work Ethic, Willing to go the Extra Mile, Uses time effectively, Focuses on work responsibilities
- Team Player who proactively helps others with projects & backlog
- Innovative, Finds & promotes creative solutions for improvements & development
- Takes complete ownership of areas of responsibility, follows through with a sense of urgency
- Develops good relationships with office, co-workers & other departments
- Ability to see requirements from the customers perspective, Takes a proactive role in exceeding customers’ expectations, no fail attitude
- Ability to deal with sensitive people issues effectively;
- Flexibility to work and additional hours when required;
- Fit for requirements of job (you should inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to be able to carry out the duties).
- Can do attitude with the ability to drive change
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