Finance Analyst - 6 Month Contract

Posted 06 February 2020
Salary £50000 - £55000 per annum + Pension & Bonus
LocationHertfordshire
Job type Permanent
ReferenceBBBH98940_1581017142
Contact NameDavid Blanco

Job description

My client is seeking a 6 Month fixed term contractor to cover Maternity Leave. They are based in St Albans reporting directly into the Finance Director.

This is working for a small sized Manufacturing business below are the key responsibilities -

  • Preparation of monthly sales and gross margin returns with in-depth variance analysis against budgets and forecasts and detailed trend analysis against prior years. This will be by both product and customer.
  • Monthly WIP and inventory valuation and reconciliation ensuring that any differences are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.
  • Monthly balance sheet reconciliations for production/stock related accounts.
  • Maintenance of the budget and forecast costing system including cost roll-up for new and existing products ensuring these are accurate and consistent.
  • Analysis of product costing both from an actual reporting basis and future margin projection perspective.
  • Assist the Sales team with sale and cost modelling scenarios for budget and forecast activities.
  • Assist in the introduction of actual labour cost capture and report against standards.
  • Monitor and report the cost of various in-house development projects.
  • Support with the development of forecasting, reporting and ERP enhancements.
  • Assist with the development of finance team members
  • Ad-hoc analysis, reports and finance activities as and when required.