Financial Analyst

Position:
Financial Analyst

Job Description:

Global Supply Chain Services (FEE) is searching for a candidate that thrives in a fast paced, high-pressure, ever-changing environment. The Financial Analyst will perform various functions, including carrying out financial planning and variance analysis, ROWC calculations, margin analysis, monthly forecasting, detailed program specific operational and financial processes development and coordination between various departments for effective roll out and implementation of new programs.

Major tasks, duties, and responsibilities for senior financial analyst job:

 

  • Developing forward-looking forecasts and budgets
  • Preparation and presentation of accurate monthly summary of expenses such as direct costs with concise action-oriented commentary and analysis to designated higher authority
  • Various aspects of the month-end close process, including proposing corrections for accounting during month end close, accrual entries, fee calculation etc.
  • Preparing monthly reports on financials to be distributed to the business
  • Daily, weekly and monthly program reporting, working capital roll forwards, sales and margin analysis
  • Developing and performing reporting of operating metrics that ensures financial performance, e.g., profitability of different programs or parts
  • Establishing and maintaining effective relationships across the business to understand the business and the primary drivers, goals, and the needs of partners and internal customers
  • Daily price variance analysis and providing recommendations for solution
  • Checking resale price & cost price against contract file by part and preparing the monthly claim file
  • Performing related duties and ad hoc requests as required
  • Analyzing, verifying, and tracking monthly inventory turns analysis and warehouse metrics
  • Monthly margin reconciliation and providing assistance in margin accruals at month end
  • Identifying and making recommendations for process improvements
  • Actively participating in special projects and communicate areas of risk
  • Providing support/assistance in performing monthly analysis of revenue vs forecast, with details of under- or over-performance, margin analysis by part
  • Analyzing Open PO's lines against distributed book value price (DBP) and work closely with business
  • Analyzing item cost history and inventory value using own initiatives.

 

What Are We Looking For?

 

 

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration or equivalent
  • 3-5 years of cost accounting, business finance or inventory accounting experience.
  • Ability to present complex analysis with clarity, and must be able to work in a deadline driven environment
  • Strong financial and cost accounting acumen and analytics skills with a high degree of proficiency in data mining and forecasting model development.
  • Strong understanding of accounting and financial processes related to the business; Oracle, ERP Systems, Sales workbench and Business Objects.; and a solid background and experience in Inventory analysis & P&L management preferred
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral) to support the preparation and presentation of written briefs and summaries for internal communication and coordination with various different departments
  • High level of attention to detail when preparing results and reports
  • Ability to multi-task and also coordinate peers towards common finance goals by setting priorities and working within deadlines
  • Ability to think strategically, as well as tactically; result-driven
  • Oracle - Hyperion - Advanced EXCEL - GL Wand knowledge will be an advantage

 

Location:
UK-Harlow, United Kingdom (Kao Park Hockham Way)

Time Type:
Full time

Job Category:
Accounting/Finance

 

Organization: 
Arrow Electronics