Commercial Finance Analyst - Manufacturing - #147649

Join our team and be part of a company that truly lives its values. With our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to build trust and make health and wellness accessible to all. By fostering inclusivity and care, we work collaboratively to improve the well-being of our colleagues, customers, and communities.

The Purpose Of The Role

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Through the creation and analysis of the production P&L's, you will support the accurate recording and reporting of retail margin across several entities, whilst helping to identify opportunities for revenue generation and cost reduction.

This is a great opportunity to play a pivotal part in a fast paced, changing environment to support the transformational goals of Holland & Barrett.

Key Responsibilities

• Month-End Close Process: - Delivery of month-end close process including posting journals, inter-company transactions, P&L and margin review, Capex review, managing accruals & prepayments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Building relationships across the wider finance, production, and distribution teams to help deliver robust cost analysis and supporting commentary.
• Reporting: Support in timely and accurate delivery of insightful reporting.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Responsible for the accurate and timely completion of the monthly balance sheet reconciliations ensuring they are all completed to an auditable standard with clear explanation/back-up of balances and ensuring that any risk or opportunity is identified at the monthly management account reviews.
• P&L Management: Manage and enhance production P&L's and consolidated reports.
• Purchasing Control: Review of purchasing control adherence within the business and engaging teams in order to drive best practice.
• Efficiency and Control: Responsible for driving efficiency and control in month-end processes, reducing month-end close and reporting timelines.
• Budgeting and Forecasting: Support the budgeting and forecasting process, taking ownership of the planning of specific departments.
• Continuous Improvement: Management and tracking of continuous improvement activity across the network.
  
  

Location: This role is based in Nuneaton, and may be occasionally required to travel to other locations of H&B. We support flexibility and productivity of our employees by hybrid working arrangements with minimum 2 days presence in the office

Key Requirements

• Open to QBE or qualified. 2-3 years' experience in analyst/management accountant role, preferably within production /manufacturing / sourcing.
• Demonstratable excellent analytical skills and the ability to provide reporting insight and key decision support across the function.
• Proficiency in managing the month-end close process.
• Expertise in delivering timely and insightful financial reports.
• Initiative to interpret financial data and uncover the underlying story in the accounts.
  
  

Our Benefits for this role include, but not limited to:

• H&B Employee Discount - 25%
• Pension company contribution
• Exclusive benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers
• And many more!
  
  

We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&B.

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