Hybrid Senior Financial Analyst

at Hillenbrand

• Job title: Senior Financial Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Peterborough, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Finance Analyst preparing management and financial reports for our UK operations. Collaborating across departments to ensure accurate financial reporting and drive business improvements.

Responsibilities

• To accurately prepare management and financial information for the UK, reporting to group.
• Advise and liaise with finance staff, other departments, managers and colleagues, other sites and functions, Board of Directors and external advisers.
• Ensure delivery of accurate, complete and on-time reporting, actuals/budgets and forecasts.
• Drive business improvements.
• Mentor and develop your direct report.
• System development - reports and innovation.
• Work with other departments to improve practices from a financial and business perspective, e.g. Sales & Estimating, Purchasing, Technical and Project Management.
• Liaise with internal and external audit and corporate finance.
• Ensure the integrity of the business system including cost rollups/utilisation rates.
• Ensure a smooth alignment with the recent statutory merger of several entities.
• Support the Financial Controller and deputise in absence.
• Support/lead future projects.
• WIP and other related balance sheet reconciliations, CPRs, order reporting, POC revenue reporting, cost of sales, margin reporting, variance analysis, utilisation and efficiency reporting.

Requirements

• Organised, with high level of attention to detail, but with an ability to see the wider picture
• Good time management skills; able to prioritise, but achieve agreed deadlines
• High level of personal and professional integrity
• Strong numeric and analytical skills
• Good communication skills
• PC/ERP skills, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• A mindset to improve processes to make continuous improvements in automation, efficiency and accuracy
• Ability to work with colleagues, both within and outside of finance
• Experience of working in an international reporting environment
• Detailed knowledge of procedures relating to finance, preferably in a multi-jurisdiction and projects-based company
• Knowledge of group management and financial accounting (IFRS)
• Good direct and indirect tax knowledge
• Ability to interpret and challenge the results to provide insight for improvements
• Knowledge of general financial and management finance procedures
• Flexible/can do attitude
• A formal accountancy qualification is desirable

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Flexible working hours
• Professional development opportunities