Finance Analyst Graduate Roles jobs in London

PrepWorld is a fast-growing prepared fruit business supplying the major UK retailers and requires a Junior Finance Analyst to support the Financial Analysis team, with a focus on partnering with the Procurement Team. Reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner, the role will provide insight and challenge on costs, performance and opportunities, supporting forward planning and decision-making across Procurement and Operations.

Main Duties
The role supports the Financial Analysis team by providing analytical and commercial finance support to the Procurement Team, taking ownership of reporting and insight, and driving continuous improvement in cost and yield visibility.

• Key Relationships
• Proactive partnering with the wider Procurement function (stock, technical, planning, buyers), providing insight and challenge
• Working closely with Production to understand the operational drivers of material cost, yield and usage
• Working with the wider business to analyse and report on performance drivers and KPIs
• Supporting the Financial Analysis Team with scheduled reporting and ad hoc insight as required

FAT Support

• Own the weekly financial reporting process, including live cost of fruit and yield analysis, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Maintain the Balanced Scorecard to share performance information across the business, with a view to developing reporting through Power BI over time.
• Support recommended cost increases (annual and ad hoc) by building/refreshing assumptions and helping communicate the story clearly.

Company Initiatives and Compliance

• Comply with all legal and statutory obligations applicable to the role.
• Be flexible in undertaking duties that reasonably correspond to the general character of the job and level of responsibility.
• Support company initiatives and demonstrate company values at all times.
• Take responsibility for Health and Safety of yourself and others whilst at work and comply with company policies and legislation.
• Maintain personal and professional development and participate in appropriate learning and development activities.

Qualifications

• Degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Foundation level CIMA, ACA or equivalent or a desire to study towards a professional accountancy qualification (desirable)
• Relevant experience within a similar role (desirable)

Specific Knowledge & Experience

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills; confident interpreting and presenting data to non-finance stakeholders
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with experience of root-cause analysis and turning insights into recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build relationships with stakeholders across functions.
• Proven time management skills; accustomed to meeting time-critical deadlines and prioritising a varied workload.
• Strong IT skills – advanced Excel (e.g., lookups, IFs, PivotTables; VBA desirable) and experience with Power BI (desirable)

Role Requirements and Compliance

• Company initiatives and compliance
• To comply with all legal and statutory requirements applicable to the role.
• All individuals are expected to be flexible in undertaking the duties and responsibilities attached to their job and may be asked to perform other duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of their job and their level of responsibility.
• Support company initiatives and always demonstrate company values.
• Take responsibility for the Health & Safety of yourself and other, whilst at work and to comply with the company’s policies and legislation.
• All individuals are expected to maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job and participate in appropriate learning and development activities.
• Participate in training and personal development activities as required.
• To adhere to all Group and Company Policies and Procedures at all times.
• Carry out any other reasonable tasks and duties as required by the Company.

Days and hours work:
Monday to Friday