Graduate Finance Analyst

As a Graduate Finance Analyst, you will support the Supply Chain Business Partner by analysing financial opportunities and providing day to day reports to the professional sales department. You will play a crucial role in managing rebate provisions, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and supporting various financial processes

Key Responsibilities for the Graduate Finance Analyst

Manage quarterly and annual rebate provisions, produce reports, and calculate rebates payable for professional customers
Set up regular rebate meetings with the professional sales team to track quarterly and annual rebate accrual rates
Ensure accurate and timely processing of rebates for professional customers
Attend monthly professional sales and marketing meetings
Ensure the accuracy of daily, weekly, and month-end sales and margin reports produced by shared services for the professional sales and hire teams
Collaborate with shared services to streamline and automate all reports in SAP Analytics Cloud
Support interim and year-end audits with reports and rebate analysis
Run and process a monthly professional profit centre cleanse to ensure all sales and margin figures are correctly posted
Administer monthly and quarterly commission and bonus reports for payroll
Track, calculate, and recharge for price supports as needed
Share monthly and quarterly turnover reports with customers
Produce monthly overheads reports by cost centre to support the leadership team
Support the Professional Business Partner in creating and preparing the annual sales budget
Actively contribute to team meetings to develop an idea-sharing platform and ensure consistency in the reports provided to the business
Conduct ad-hoc reports and analysis projects to support the businessExperience, Attributes, and Skills Required for the Graduate Finance Analyst

Starting your study in finance or recently graduated in accountancy qualification
Basic understanding of accounting principles and postings
Experience working in a commercially focused finance department (ideally)
Advanced Excel, including PivotTables, higher-level formulas, and macros
Communicative, team player, attention to detail, analytical, proactive, and a desire to continually implement improvementsThe salary banding for this role is £23,500- £32,000. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join a market leader with a collaborative culture and excellent progression opportunities. You will receive study support for AAT, ACCA, or CIMA if applicable.

Benefits include:

25 days of holidays plus bank holidays and your birthday
Hybrid working
Study support
Pension scheme
End-of-year discretionary bonus
Health plan and critical illness cover
Sick pay
Staff discounts
Plenty of social events