Job Description
Job Title: Finance Analyst
Duration: 12 months
Location: Abingdon
Salary: £55,000 per annum
My client, a prominent player in the healthcare industry, is renowned for developing groundbreaking products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. With a global workforce of 114,000 employees spread across more than 160 countries, they are committed to making a lasting impact on health
The position of Finance Analyst is within our Toxicology Finance Function located in
Abingdon, Oxfordshire. This role will report to the Financial Controller, UK Toxicology
and would suit a candidate wanting a role with a wide remit and opportunity to act as
key business partner to senior managers within the business, across commercial &
operational divisions.
While the role currently does not have any direct reports, there will be responsibility for
managing contributions from finance shared service centers and departmental budget
holders.
Responsibilities:
- Completion of specified monthly financial reporting and analysis for the Financial Controller to a high standard
- Under the guidance of the Financial Controller, complete the quarterly forecasting requirements for agreed departments to a high standard and to required deadlines – being able to identify and communicate risks and opportunities to delivery of the forecast commitment
- Serve as a key finance business partner to business managers across multiple departments providing financial analysis and reporting to support decision making
- Act as key commercial finance partner to sales managers for specified divisions, supporting with monthly projections, data analysis, pricing and any ad hoc requests.
- Completion of monthly financial reporting packs for budget holders and commercial managers
- Ad-hoc project work as required
Basic Qualifications | Education:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA). QBE will be considered dependent on experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
- Strong computer skills especially MS Office (Advanced Excel skills essential)
- Able to interact with key stakeholders at a senior level
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in supporting commercial teams is an advantage
- Experience of Sage and Power BI is an advantage