Finance and Business Analyst

A client of ours in the Witham area are recruiting a Finance Business Analyst to join their team ASAP. This is a full-time temporary - permanent position working Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm and paying up to 21.63 per hour ( 45,000 per annum) depending on experience.

Your key duties in this Finance Business Analyst role will include but are not limited to:

Preparing annual budgets, forecasts and long-term financial plans
Conducting detailed variance analysis (budget vs actuals) with clear recommendations
Supporting monthly management accounts and board-level reporting
Analysing manufacturing costs including materials, labour, overheads and absorption rates
Monitoring standard costs and investigating production and purchasing variances
Supporting inventory valuation, WIP analysis and working capital management
Providing margin analysis across programmes and customer projects
Developing financial models for new bids, capital investment and sourcing decisions
Tracking KPIs across production, operations and project performance
Producing dashboards and performance reports using Excel and BI tools
Identifying cost-saving opportunities and process improvements
Supporting procurement with supplier cost analysis and negotiations
Ensuring data accuracy and improving financial reporting processes

Skills and Experience required to be considered for this role:

3-7 years' experience in financial analysis, ideally within manufacturing
Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups and financial modelling
Experience with BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau (advantageous)
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders

Great benefits to working for this company once the position goes permanent include:

20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Workplace Pension Scheme (NEST)
Life Insurance (3x salary)
Access to wellbeing, dental and bereavement support services
Free on-site parking

If you feel like you meet the above criteria and would like to be considered for this Finance Business Analyst position, please apply with your CV and Laura will be in touch.