Financial Analyst (FTC)

Oxford, Bristol
March 22, 2024

Job Description


Job title: Financial Analyst (FTC)

Company: Oxford Instruments

Job description: Looking for an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team as a Financial Analyst? Look no further! We are excited to offer a 12-month FTC position on a hybrid model in Severn Beach, Bristol. As the successful candidate, you will play a pivotal role by providing invaluable support and analysis in real-time, enabling informed decision-making. You will also play an integral role in ensuring that the team’s financial accounting and reporting objectives are met, helping to drive progress and growth. Additionally, you will be assisting the Manufacturing and Operations Controller in analyzing manufacturing productivity and material price variances in the financial statements.Key Responsibilities:Business Partnership

  • Analysis of cycle count results prepared by Stores teams.
  • Support Quality Manager with analysis of COPQ.

Accounting

  • Assist the Manufacturing and Operations Controller in preparation and analysis of actual cost of sales (COS) (materials, labour and other COS) and update expected COS for forecast analysis.
  • Support the reconciliation of raw materials and WIP each month to the financial statements.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

  • Support budget planning and forecasting by creating financial models.
  • Analyse financial data reported to senior management to aid decision making.
  • Provide data-driven analysis of trends and forecasts and recommend actions to improve business performance.
  • Evaluate financial performance by analysing historic data and comparing it to current results and industry trends to come up with recommendations for improvement.
  • Creating generic and ad hoc data-backed reports to support business decision making.
  • Liaising with all members of Finance team to ensure accurate financial reporting.
  • Consult and collaborate regularly with key internal and external stakeholders on business performance matters, and reported results of analysis in a transparent, informative way, and provide meaningful recommendations that could be understood by non-finance professionals.
  • Produce monthly regional financial analysis.

Data, Digital and Technology

  • Develop BI through the creation of enhanced data visualisation tools and dashboards, to inform business decisions.
  • Identify opportunities to add value, using data and technology.
  • Analyse and evaluates data using appropriate technologies and data modelling tools.
  • Apply technologies to visualise data clearly and effectively.
  • Apply scepticism and judgement to the use of data and data technology.
  • Assist in the cleansing of data and compilation of master-data to support data migration to our new ERP system.

Budgeting and Forecasting

  • Provide accurate and timely information to support operational budgets and forecast.
  • Support the annual budget planning and submission process.
  • Support monthly forecast preparation and associated forecast analysis.
  • Assist in coordination of cost centre reporting with managers.

Education/Qualifications:

  • Ideally, part-qualified chartered management accountant (ACMA), or (ACCA equivalent) or working towards this balanced with work experience.

Professional Skills/ Abilities:

  • Experience of internal reporting systems within an international group.
  • Highly developed analytical, numerical and modelling skills.
  • Must be able to work to tight reporting deadlines.
  • Strong IT skills and capability of applying applications to develop business processes.
  • Have strong core business skills including influencing people at all levels, stakeholder management and presentation skills.
  • Can interpret data, order and assess its value and then present the findings to the relevant stakeholders in a clear and concise way.
  • Draw on ‘big’ and ‘small’ data, selecting the appropriate tools to manipulate, analyse and interpret it in sophisticated, audience-appropriate ways
  • An excellent understanding of MS Office, incl advanced Excel skills;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to influence both internal and external customers. Strong communicator to all levels of the organisation.

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for the engineering of micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics, to electric cars and quantum computers.BenefitsIn addition to a competitive starting salary, structured career development opportunities, and a good work-life balance, Oxford Instruments offers 25 days annual leave, early finish on Fridays, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements.Follow us at or#LI-Hybrid #LI-AC1All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and would ask you to get in touch if you are concerned about any barriers you feel you may be facing in your application process with us.Note to recruitment agencies: Oxford Instruments operates a Preferred Supplier List, and we do not accept unsolicited agency CVs. Please do not forward candidate details in response to this advert, or to any Oxford Instruments employees or other company locations. Oxford Instruments is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

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Location: Bristol Area

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