Finance Product Analyst - Part time

Finance Analyst – Product – Part time

Location - Remote

Job Summary

The Product Finance Analyst will be a key individual within both the Product business unit as well as the Finance team. Supporting the Month-end, Forecasting and Reporting processes as well as assisting with the co-ordination of the financial and business planning processes.

This role reports to the Product Finance Business Partner.

Responsibilities:

• Support the preparation of high-quality Product finance reporting and reports for all internal stakeholders, including Month-end reports, and wider business reporting, that facilitates a deep understanding of performance, its growth and profitability drivers.
• Ensuring accurate and timely recording of revenue and cost transactions in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This may include reviewing and analysing contracts with the FBP to determine appropriate revenue recognition.
• Assist the Product Finance Business Partner at month-end with data interrogation to ensure we have detailed and quantifiable explanations for variances to comparative periods. Reconciling the forecast with the actuals.
• Work closely with the Business Controlling team at month-end to post working journals ensuring a high-level of accuracy and prompt execution.
• Work through weekly and monthly processes around our partner rebates, cost recognition, sales data accuracy and others.
• Ensure reporting data is stored, collected, and integrated efficiently, aligned with group quality and privacy guidelines.
• Build and maintain financial models and scenario analyses to support product investment, pricing, margin optimisation and strategic decision-making.
• Develop, track and analyse key product and financial KPIs, identifying trends, risks and opportunities, and translating data into actionable insight
• Develop effective relationships across the business and support finance systems and process improvements and optimisation.

Here's what we're looking for:

• Qualified in Finance, Business Economics or Accounting combined with previous experience in a Finance Analyst role.
• Strong planning, organisation, numerical and problem-solving skills and ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong systems, reporting and modelling skills with a focus on quality and execution.
• A good communicator with a positive, pragmatic and flexible attitude.