Logistics Finance Analyst
Hovis
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Works closely with site operational teams to drive performance through insight and analysis.
- Partner the logistics projects team, providing necessary financial inputs when required.
- Communicate with the operational teams, building strong relationships and cross-functional working.
- Provide insight and analysis for the weekly flash and monthly reporting.
- Provide relevant financial insight on KPI analysis and labour utilisation.
- Analyse data sets to measure and asses risks and opportunities for the logistics function.
- Analyse and effectively communicate the spend position and how it can be managed efficiently and effectively to key stakeholders.
- Ability and confidence to discuss and present financial results to non-finance stakeholders.
- Timely Reporting and financial variance analysis.
- Knowledgeable in finance management, able to review and report on balance sheet and P&L activity drivers.
- Recognises value of performance in how it impacts financials, builds flexible finance performance modelling to show opportunity across supply chain end to end.
- Making sure that the monthly accounts reflect an accurate view of performance
- Provide financial control with all relevant backup required during the monthly accounting cycle
- Ensure all monthly journals are accurate and auditable
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Weekly/Monthly KPI reporting
- Balance Sheet Reconciliations
- Accruals and Prepayment Schedules
- Monthly Accounts production by WD2
- Monthly Report packs available by WD7
- Weekly Overheads reporting
- Weekly Labour reporting
- Annual budgets and forecast inputs
- Senior Supply Chain Finance Manager
- Supply Chain Financial Controller
- Logistics Director
- Site Operational Teams
- SC Finance team
- Colleagues/peers in Finance
- Financial control/wider Finance functions
- Part qualified/studying towards accountancy qualification – ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA.
- Good analytical skills, a passion for metrics and figures, and the ability to get into the details, while also seeing and understanding the bigger picture.
- A real attention to detail and a commitment to deliver a high level of accuracy.
- Site based experience is preferable.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work to tight deadlines.
- Integrity and honesty.
- Confident user of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel to sites when required.
- Have worked within a finance supply chain role previously.
- FMCG or manufacturing environment experience desirable.
- There are a range of colleague benefits available, which individuals can select based on their needs.
- Our benefits scheme is called Hovis Choice, which offers a variety of savings and cashback offers on day to day living and much more including eyecare vouchers, and a healthcare scheme to suit everyone. It also includes our Cycle to Work scheme where you can obtain a brand new bike at a significant saving
- We offer enhanced annual leave and maternity/paternity leave, and flexibility where possible in order to create a healthy work-life balance
- We celebrate loyalty with our generous long service and colleague recognition schemes
- We offer three levels of pensions