Finance Analyst SC Operations & Transformation

Job Summary

Provide financial and analytical business partnering across the manufacturing environment supporting Manufacturing costs management, Supply Chain forecasting process, Budget, factory performance, financial reporting, and ad-hoc project initiatives. Further duties include update/analyse specific business KPIs to assess site performance and support the wider Supply chain finance team agenda

Job Responsibilities

• Provide Finance business partnering support to all teams within Supply Chain, Quality & Engineering (N-1 of Site Leadership team) and deputise for the Senior Finance Manager when required
• Lead the preparation of site repairs and maintenance budgets (£5.5M) and forecast updates ensuring all deviations are clearly understood and communicated
• Supply Chain annual budget preparation with the Senior Finance Manager – leading engagement of supply chain managers in process and building appropriate templates to assist managers in creating and tracking their budgets – support all COVI initiatives in this area
• Take a critical view of all SC Finance monthly processes with an ambition to automate and harmonise processes wherever possible
• Support the SC Finance Director and SBFE central SC finance team in delivering the SBFE BPO projects and transformation
• Business partner the Coleford site capability and continuous improvement teams and support the FBP in project delivery
• Support and identify process improvements to deliver against Internal Control and JSOX requirements
• Support key COVI projects and provide financial support to project teams to ensure delivery

Your Team

• Senior SC Manager and the Supply Chain finance team
• Commercial finance, FP&A & Financial control teams
• Supply Chain FD
• SBFE SC Finance Central team
• Factory Leadership team and Site Budget owners
• Manufacturing, engineering, quality, planning, logistics and EHS teams

Skills and Experience

• Confident & credible in front of Internal & External business partners
• Pro-active cross functional working skills
• Instinctively able to challenge status quo with healthy balance of assertiveness and tact
• Track record of ability to build good working relationships internally and externally
• Track record of effective prioritisation and decision making
• The ability to work independently, with initiative, in a fast moving environment
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills as well as systems and process skills
• Knowledge of SAP and BI