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Elevation Recruitment Group

Full Time Howden, England 45000 - 40000 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a well established and prestigious manufacturing business in Goole as they look to bring in a new Commercial Finance Analyst into the team.

The company offers an excellent benefits package will includes: -

Salary of up to £45k
Annual bonus of around 10–15%
Generous company pension which can be of differing levels (0% employee – 8% employer and 8% employee – 12% employer contribution)
Free lunch when onsite
Hybrid working (Up to 2 days WFH per week)
Discounts on goods

This role will report directly to the Finance Manager and will work closely with Category Managers in terms of providing reporting and analysis on all aspects of the Commercial P&L. This will encompass sales, margin, NPI, discontinued products and quality, highlighting risks and opportunities for the business strategy. The revenues associated with this remit will be circa £550 Million as well as transfers worth around £270 Million per annum.

This will be a varied role with duties to include: -

Providing ongoing financial and commercial support to the relevant commercial teams in the business
Review sales and margin performance on a weekly basis, highlighting key variances to last year and budget, and support the commercial team with their understanding of performance
Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for Sales, Margin and Purchase Price Variance “PPV”
Ensure PPV is accounted for correctly, in line with accounting standards, and reported on each period, providing commentary on variances to budget
Lead the standard costing process for relevant categories
Ensure Category P&L’s and Commercial Cost Centre reports are produced, issued and commented on at period end (with the support of the trade finance accounting team)
Provide insight and analysis to help the business identify and realise margin improvement opportunities
Support the commercial buying teams by providing insight to highlight cost price risks and opportunities, and produce analysis to support their discussions with suppliers, taking into account volume trends, local currency and commodity price movements
Support new product development and innovation, providing commercial analysis and commentary highlighting the risks and opportunities of introduction, escalating where appropriate to Senior Management
Provide continual, timely analysis of the impact market trends are having on sales, margins and return on investment for different products and product categories, and ensure that such analysis is presented in a format, and to an audience, where key commercial intelligence can be used for decisions moving forward
Drive Categories to recover money from suppliers where product has been sub-standard; highlight adverse trends by Category
Provide financial support to the category team for any ad hoc projects or initiatives
Keep the Category Finance Manager aware of any significant risks and opportunities within the category
Provide support and coaching to the more junior members of the team
Excellent time management and judgement of priorities is required in juggling the demands of the business with complexity of data and systems to provide information within given timescales

To be successful for this role, you will possess the following skills and experiences: -

Qualified or Part Qualified accountant (e.g. CIMA)
Resilience, self-starter, drive and energy
Excellent communication, inter-personal and influencing skills
Ability to manage and analyse data and draw-out insights and key messages/actions
Capable of presenting complex data concisely to senior leaders within the business
Digital and IT literate (strong Microsoft Office skills and experience of SAP beneficial)

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a fantastic employer in the region. If you are interested, please send your CV in today.

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