UK Senior Financial Planning and Reporting Analyst - Onsite

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Senior Financial Analyst - UKPosition Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to provide financial planning, analysis, forecasting, and decision-support across a multi-entity business.

The role will have a strong focus on group cash flow forecasting, budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, management reporting, commercial analysis, and operational cost and margin analysis. The successful candidate will work closely with senior finance and business stakeholders to provide clear, forward-looking insights into financial performance, risks, and opportunities.

Key ResponsibilitiesCash Flow Forecasting

• Own and maintain short-term rolling/weekly and longer-term group cash flow forecasts, consolidating information across multiple entities.
• Track actual cash flow against forecast, investigate variances, and continuously refine forecasting assumptions.
• Monitor working capital, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and inventory, and highlight liquidity, funding, and foreign exchange risks.
  
  

Forecasting & Budgeting

• Support the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes, with a particular focus on sales and revenue forecasting.
• Work with commercial and sales teams to develop, phase, and challenge revenue forecasts.
• Maintain rolling forecasts and budget templates and consolidate financial information across the group.
  
  

Budget vs. Actual & Variance Analysis

• Perform monthly budget-to-actual analysis, quantify variances, identify underlying drivers, and provide clear management commentary.
• Analyze sales, revenue, margins, customer/region performance, and cost trends.
• Translate financial data into actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
  
  

Cost & Margin Analysis

• Analyze production costs, material usage, yield loss, wastage, and other operational drivers affecting cost of sales and product margins.
• Analyze material cost movements and standard-cost variances and assess their impact on profitability.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and communicate findings to the business.
  
  

Reporting, Systems & Automation

• Build and maintain KPI reports, dashboards, and recurring management reporting.
• Develop and improve financial reporting processes to reduce manual Excel work and improve efficiency.
• Support data extraction, reporting, and master-data analysis using ERP and financial reporting systems.
  
  

Commercial & Financial Analysis

• Provide analysis to support pricing, margin, tender, sales, revenue, and working capital decisions.
• Partner with business stakeholders to provide financial insight and support informed decision-making.
• Proactively identify financial risks and opportunities and communicate recommendations to senior management.
  
  

Must-Have Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Commerce, or a related field, with strong financial analysis experience.
• Proven cash flow forecasting experience, including rolling forecasts, working capital analysis, and tracking actuals against forecast.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skills, with the ability to explain financial results and provide clear commentary.
• Advanced Excel and strong data/reporting skills, including financial modeling, analysis, dashboards, and management reporting.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to identify financial risks and opportunities and present insights clearly to senior stakeholders.
  
  

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Manufacturing experience, particularly in plant cost analysis, material usage, yield loss, wastage, standard costs, and margin analysis.
• Experience with Syspro, F9, or similar ERP and financial reporting systems, with the ability to learn and adapt to new platforms.
• Multi-entity, multi-currency, and group consolidation experience, particularly within an international business environment.
• Experience with BI, reporting automation, or process improvement, including reducing manual Excel-based processes.
• Commercial finance experience, including pricing, customer/region profitability, tender analysis, sales/revenue analysis, and working capital analysis.
  
  

About You

• Analytical, curious, and comfortable digging into the operational drivers behind financial results.
• Proactive in identifying financial risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work with complex financial information.
• A confident communicator who can explain financial insights clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote, international, and multi-entity environment.
• Able to challenge assumptions constructively and provide commercially relevant recommendations.
  
  

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success means providing accurate, timely, and forward-looking financial insight that enables senior finance and business leaders to understand performance, manage cash flow, identify risks, and make informed decisions.