Senior Financial Analyst

Prepare monthly management reporting for the company’s value chain results by collating data, performing analysis, identifying and resolving issues, preparing reports, and submitting on time. Complete monthly variance analysis reporting by extracting data (SAP vs management reporting, KPI targets vs actuals, results vs annual budget, prior year and forecasts), reviewing variances, addressing concerns, engaging stakeholders for corrective action, tracking implementation, and reporting progress. Manage the monthly closing process by participating in meetings, supporting the financial accounting team on journals, tracking progress, verifying and correcting erroneous allocations, and resolving issues. Prepare consumption versus invoicing versus production analysis by extracting and analysing data, identifying concerns, addressing them with stakeholders, and submitting reports monthly. Manage Power BI reporting by preparing reports, leading feedback meetings with cost centre owners, following up on issues, and tracking corrective actions monthly. Manage master data structures, including profit and cost centre databases, by opening and closing centres, updating master data to support departmental needs, and ensuring optimal reporting monthly. Undertake costing analysis for variance and recoveries reporting by extracting data, conducting analysis, and identifying and resolving issues monthly. Oversee the annual budget process by setting deadlines, developing the budget project plan, communicating requirements to departments and stakeholders, providing support, and completing budget development annually. Support line managers in developing budgets by negotiating requests in line with guidelines, addressing queries, and resolving issues annually. Provide budget and forecast analysis by extracting data, conducting analysis, and preparing reports monthly.