Job description
Sewell Wallis are supporting a well-known, highly reputable and established manufacturing business based within the Castleford area in their search for a Finance Analyst. The role offers great commercial exposure and a clear progression plan so therefore the client is looking for an ambitious, driven candidate.The successful candidate will enjoy working in a fast paced environment and will be responsible for providing reporting and analysis for several areas of the business. There will be a lot of focus upon building and developing relationships with key stakeholders and excellent communication skills will be required as there will be a need to be able to explain financial information to non-finance individuals.
This is an excellent opportunity for an AAT or part qualified candidate with excellent Excel skills to really develop and progress their skill set and will provide support to both the Operational Finance team and the wider finance function. Recent graduates within an accounting and finance related degree with some sort of experience or placement year will also be considered.
There will be a strong emphasis around providing in-depth analysis and commentary however the role will be varied and will give the successful candidate some invaluable experience. A full training and support program will be available along with a competitive salary and benefits package, including study support.
The main duties of the role will include but won't be limited to :-
-Supporting with and ensuring that the month end process runs smoothly
-Production of balance sheet reconciliations and analysis around any discrepancies
-Budget preparation and producing information both statistical and commentary based around the budgets and planning and analysis around costings and headcount
-Working closely with key stakeholders and providing reports and analysis to present around budgeting and forecasting and other key business areas
-Helping to develop and implement KPI's to help monitor business performance and advising on what indicators are important
-Complying with financial controls and reporting deadlines
-Developing reporting packs and supporting the Finance Business Partners with ad-hoc analysis duties
-Helping to influence change across the business and improving processes and adding value where possible
The ideal candidate will:-
-Be Part Qualified/studying ACCA/CIMA or will be a graduate with some experience and will have some analysis and month end experience
-Have experience of working with a number of non-finance stakeholders
-Be ambitious, keen to learn and develop their career in finance
-Be highly numerate with excellent attention to detail and will be able to make sense of complex data and interpret key trends
-Be confident to support and challenge key stakeholders in financial matters with a clear ability and confidence to communicate and present analysis
-Have excellent, ideally advanced Excel skills and will pick up new skills quickly
-Have strong attention to detail and will be able to work towards tight deadlines under pressure
For more information please contact Gemma Watmough
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
