Senior Finance Analyst - Commercial Finance

Senior Finance Analyst - Commercial Finance

Posted 4 days ago by DS Smith

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
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Summary: This role is for a Senior Finance Analyst on a 6-month fixed-term contract based in London, Paddington, with a hybrid working arrangement. The position focuses on forecasting accuracy, budget planning, and data consolidation to support the Packaging Division Commercial Finance team. The analyst will leverage data analytics to provide insights that enhance decision-making processes at the central sales level. The role requires strong analytical skills and a proactive approach to improving financial processes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Analyse forecast variances and work closely with business teams to improve forecasting methods and accuracy.
  • Support the annual budgeting process and coordinate data collection across business units.
  • Maintain the integrity of financial data across sales tools and platforms.
  • Pull together and validate data from multiple finance systems for strategic analysis.
  • Provide actionable insights that enhance decision-making and planning processes.
  • Implement governance processes to ensure data consistency and reliability.
  • Support the wider finance team with high-quality data for deeper analysis and scenario planning.

Key Skills:

  • Graduate calibre - Finance at degree level or above, qualified accountant.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large amounts of financial data.
  • Advanced skills in Excel; skills in Power BI are advantageous.
  • Excellent communication skills for effective upward management.
  • Commercial acumen with a proactive and independent work style.
  • Continuous improvement mindset and drive to enhance processes.
  • Cognos Analytics & Hyperion experience beneficial.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

6 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT BASED IN LONDON, PADDINGTON - HYBRID (2 days working from home)

About The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a results-driven and analytical Senior Finance Analyst to join our Packaging Division Commercial Finance team on a 6 months Fixed Term Contract basis, with potential to be extended. This role is focused on the fundamentals and includes: forecasting accuracy analysis, participation in the budget cycle and building compliance frameworks for global reporting tools. You will play a vital part in consolidating data from various finance systems to support the broader team with analysis and insight generation. Your profound capabilities in data analytics and the quick understanding of the broader business picture will add valuable insights into the decision-making process at the central sales level and will give you the the opportunity to contribute in a significant way.

Key Responsibilities

  • Forecast Accuracy and Performance Tracking: Analyse forecast variances and work closely with business teams to improve forecasting methods and accuracy. Provide actionable insights that enhance decision-making and planning processes. Continuously improve forecast models and performance tracking tools.
  • Budget Planning And Management: Support the annual budgeting process. Coordinate data collection and validation across business units. Conduct variance analysis and help drive alignment across regions.
  • Global Reporting Platforms Reconciliation & Governance: Maintain the integrity of financial data across sales tools and platforms. Implementation of governance processes to ensure data consistency and reliability. Partner with commercial and operational stakeholders to optimise data flows and system use.
  • Data Consolidation For Analysis: Pull together and validate data from multiple finance systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, BI platforms). Ensure completeness and accuracy of data used in financial models and strategic analysis. Support the wider finance team with high-quality, ready-to-use data for deeper analysis and scenario planning.

About You

Graduate calibre - Finance at degree level or above, qualified accountant. Strong, demonstrable analytical skills, able to interpret large amounts of financial data into meaningful business insights (experience in the FMCG industry preferred). Advanced skills in Excel are a must; skills in Power BI would be an advantage. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively manage upwards communication. Commercial acumen, with the ability to be agile, pro-active and independent, delivering to sometimes tight deadlines. A Continuous improvement mindset and the drive to improve our processes. Cognos Analytics & Hyperion experience beneficial.

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.

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