Business Analyst - Finance

Key Responsibilities

1. Inventory Reporting & Management

• Prepare and maintain global inventory reports by product, country and business.
• Monitor inventory levels, ageing, excess and slow-moving inventory.
• Work with Sales and Supply Chain teams to identify and reduce inventory risks.

2. Position Level Management

• Monitor global position levels and risk exposures.
• Maintain position reports and highlight positions exceeding agreed risk levels.
• Work with Product Managers, Sales and Supply Chain to manage position risks.

3. Margin Management

• Analyse margins by product, destination / market and business.
• Identify margin gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Work with Product Managers and Sales teams to improve margins and profitability.
• Track and report margin improvement actions.

4. Monthly Financial Reporting

• Support monthly financial reporting and business performance analysis.
• Analyse Revenue, Volume, GP / EBITDA against Budget, Forecast and Prior Year.
• Prepare management reports and highlight key variances and business drivers

5. Budget & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Coordinate with Product Managers and business teams to prepare and validate assumptions.
• Monitor actual performance against Budget and Forecast and highlight key variances.

6. Digital Projects & Process Improvement

• Support and lead assigned finance digitalisation and automation projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, data quality and business visibility.
• Drive process improvements within Finance and business reporting processes.

7. Ad-hoc Management Support

• Perform ad-hoc analysis and assignments requested by management.
• Provide timely business insights and analysis to support management decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience

• ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3–5 years of relevant Finance / Business Analysis experience.
• Experience in trading and/or manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong analytical, Excel and financial reporting skills.
• SAP / ERP and Power BI experience is an advantage.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.