Financial Analyst - 12 month FTC
At a glance
Mid-level FP&A role at Fender. East Grinstead · no salary stated · we estimate £49,890–£70,000 across the United Kingdom.
Fender has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Prepare monthly and quarterly sales views by region, channel, customer and product level, comparing results with budget and prior years
- Build quarterly customer performance reports for internal teams and external audiences
- Help shape sales budgets, including dealer forecasts, and assess returns from promotional activity
- Review forward orders, discounts, dealer profiles, and profitability by channel and dealer
- Check sales data quality and help move reporting to new platforms with the data analytics team
What you bring
- Strong analytics experience, including handling large raw datasets and turning figures into clear financial information
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience working across multiple currencies
- Careful attention to detail, with the ability to prioritize deadlines and work independently or with a team
Who this fits
This mid-level, twelve-month maternity cover role suits an analyst comfortable explaining financial results to non-finance colleagues. You’ll work in East Grinstead and partner with sales, finance, product and data analytics teams across Europe and the US.
From the employer
Job Title:
Finance Analyst (Maternity Cover)
Department:
FP&A
Company:
Fender Europe
Location:
East Grinstead
Responsible to:
Financial Planning Analyst Director - Europe
- Key Purpose of the Job
To provide accurate sales analytics information for Fender’s European operation. The role will provide business partnering to key stakeholders in the business, and provide good quality analysis for all aspects of sales and discounts.
- Main Responsibilities
- Providing monthly and quarterly sales analytics to the business, including performance at a regional, channel, customer and PL level, vs budget and prior years.
- Quarterly Customer Performance reporting, for both internal and external purposes.
- Active involvement in the sales budgets, including modelling of dealer budgets.
- ROI analysis of promotional activity.
- Analysis of forward order program, discounts and dealership profiles.
- Cost to serve and profitability analytics, at a channel and dealer level.
- Checking the integrity of the sales data within the reporting systems, including BW, Tableau and SAP.
- Collaborating with the wider Data Analytics team to migrate reporting into new platforms, including use of AI solutions to aid with analysis.
- Ad hoc project work
This is an indication of the main responsibilities of the role and the Company reserve the right to amend the content of the role at its discretion.
- Key Working Relationships
Internal
Financial Planning & Analysis team
EVP EMEA
Sales Team
Product Team
Finance Team, Europe and US
Global Data Analytics team
External
Limited external relationships
- Person Specification
Essential Skills/Experience/Knowledge
- Relative strong Analytics experience
- Ability to manipulate large amounts of raw data, to produce financial information
- Ability to analyse figures and present the information in a readable and understandable format for non-finance staff
- Advanced IT skills (MS Excel)
- Multi-currency work experience required
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Flexible approach and inquisitive nature
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with different cultures and styles
Desirable Skills/Experience/Knowledge
- Recognised accountancy qualification
- Experience of Hyperion, Tableau, BW and SAP
- Use of AI Solutions to aid in Analytics
- Consumer Goods or Manufacturing Background preferred