Finance Analyst

Company Description

We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Pauls. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.

Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.

We are committed to building an inclusive workforce that feels empowered to build a fulfilling and successful career. By embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) we create a supportive environment for people to thrive and strive to have more positive impact.

We understand that having formal and on-the-job learning opportunities is key to our colleagues’ professional and personal growth. We are committed to providing an environment where everyone can learn from each other and grow through a variety of learning experiences.

Our colleagues make our business special. With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals.

About the Role

We are looking for an experience Finance Analyst to support the Commercial Finance Team with commercial analysis to aid decision-making and drive profit growth. The role involves working in a fast-paced, exciting environment within a company that boasts some of the world’s biggest and most well-known consumer brands. This position offers the opportunity to learn about commercial decision-making and financial accounting, including Profit & Loss statements, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet analyses, from qualified accountants. Additionally, the role will involve becoming proficient in a range of transferrable systems, including SAP, Power BI, Oracle, Invest, and Excel.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accurate maintenance of customer pricing in the SAP system

• Analysing and approving monthly sales forecasts for several key customers

• Promotion profitability analysis

• Balance sheet reconciliation for customers’ promotions & agreements

• Business partnering with the commercial & marketing teams

• Creating P&Ls for new biscuit concepts throughout different stages of the products life cycle. Advising cross functional teams on whether the product is financially viable and can progress to launch.

• Working with the Factories to understand the costs associated with new biscuits/products and how these are constructed. Benchmarking costs across existing products and challenging where appropriate to ensure inputs into P&Ls are reasonable.

• Systems proficiency including SAP, Invest, TM1, Oracle, Power BI, PowerPoint & Excel.

• Working closely with Sales teams to produce various financial models which track key metrics (e.g. volume and gross contribution) against targets enabling the business to make strategic decisions.

• Ad Hoc projects such as range rationalisation, inflation impact analysis.

Who we are looking for

• Prior experience working in a Finance Analyst role

• Demonstrable experience of implementing power BI solutions/dashboards in a commercial environment

• FMCG experience is desirable but not essential for the role

• Finance/Business/Accounting/Economics related degree

• Keen to learn system and analytical skills

• Interpersonal skills

• A learning mindset

• Enjoys a challenge

• Self-motivated

• Attention to detail

• Enthusiasm for business

• Enjoys working in a team

Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.