Junior Financial Analyst East Malling, England
Job description
Driscoll’s are looking for a Junior Financial Analyst to join the Global Research and Development (R&D) Finance team at Driscoll’s at our office in East Malling, Kent. This full-time, permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to advance their career in finance and gain experience in a thriving and ambitious workplace.
About us
We are the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, we are passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of passion, humility, and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.
About the Opportunity
The Finance Analyst role will provide finance support to Global R&D Managers located in Europe and North African locations. This is a varied role which will involve working with a diverse workforce in different countries, and occasionally different time zones.
Main Responsibilities:
· Responsible for supporting operational managers with expense coding operational expenses, invoice processing, and other daily finance activities
· Work with operational managers to review monthly financial performance and control costs through continuous process improvement
· Support month-end and year end closing activities
· Prepare month-end management and financial reporting and variance analysis
· Prepare Capital Expenditure Requests and support capital project execution
· Track and update capital costs in Hyperion, reconcile the project spending and depreciation with accounting reports
· Support cost center managers to complete the annual operating plan (AOP) and mid-year forecast on Headcount, Opex, Capex
· Prepare and generate reports appropriate to stakeholder audiences as requested
· Build financial models and perform data analytics and visualization as requested
· Perform ad-hoc financial analysis, reports, and other accounting and finance duties as assigned
· Represent Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like professional manner in all interactions with internal and external stakeholders
· Domestic and International travel might be up to 10%
About You
You will ideally have a Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative based field (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Economics etc.) with at least 1-year of relevant industry experience, however we will consider candidates with 1-year of relevant education and some relevant industry experience.
It is desirable if the candidate has experience of Hyperion, Tableau, Oracle, DAX, Tagetik and programming languages such as Python, SQL etc. You will need to be able to work with large data sets to perform data analysis, data visualisation and financial modelling. You will have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills and an insurgent attitude.
In addition, you must have excellent communication skills and strong team spirit to be able to work cross-functionally with all levels of internal and external stakeholders in a professional manner.
Candidates should have broad industry knowledge and strong user skills of Microsoft Office packages especially Excel and PowerPoint.
You must have the right to work in the UK and since occasional international travel will be required, you will need to have a valid UK/European driver’s licence and be confident travelling independently to other Driscoll’s facilities. The candidate must be fluent in English, and the ability to speak Spanish is desirable.
Package
In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes an annual profit share bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance, private health care and life assurance. Driscoll’s is a fantastic place to work and our aim is to create a fun, professional team. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our experienced and ambitious organisation. Our success as a company depends on creating an enabling environment where our people are energized, motivated, and empowered to perform at their highest level.
Please note in person interviews will be held on 13th and 14th February.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,600.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Profit sharing
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- East Malling, ME19 6BJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Experience:
- relevant industry: 1 year (required)
Language:
- Spanish (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 10/02/2023
