Overview
Waters Wilmslow are seeking a Finance Business Analyst to join their established team!
In this role you will be a member of the EMEA Finance team and will be responsible for supporting product centre analytics across EMEA. You will be encouraged to analyse and provide solutions for sophisticated problems, present information clearly, accurately and in a meaningful way offering insights to support profitable growth. You will work closely with other European business partners, key business stakeholders, finance teams, and cross-functional project teams.
Responsibilities
Business performance analysis
Review and analyse historical, planned, and current financial data to understand the business and identify the main drivers to assist management in decision-making processes. Benchmark between European and Global regions. Performance analysis (sales, COS, and margins) at the required level to monitor trends. Implement variance analysis vs PY, AOP and FCST for sales and margins to highlight the key factors affecting growth and performance (price, COS, volume, mix, new and disconnected products effects). Build dashboards to track performance against KPIs. Seize opportunities to improve trade margins through cost of sales analysis. Focus on expense analysis (variable and fixed) to drive contribution margins. Support pricing analysis and discount monitoring and liaise with EMEA Pricing Specialist on day-to-day activity and annual pricing reviews. Track Sales, Units, Cost and Margins current data to alert the European business partners in case of deviation and work together on recommendations for improving business operations. Assess evolving business ideas with EMEA business partners to provide priorities for maximum ROI and added value. Provide cover of key tasks across the team. Business planning
Provide detailed explanations for Revenue, COS and Margins as part of monthly reporting. Monitor and resolve system inconsistencies. Participate with analytical support to EMEA Finance Leadership team or Global Finance teams on various projects. Drive monthly rolling forecast and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) preparation for sales, cost of sales, trade margins, and expenses. Tools and process
Provide support on SAP, BW, Excel, and Power BI as an expert resource. Assess options for process improvement, including business process modelling. Work on the improvement of existing reporting and converting existing Excel-based reporting to Power BI. Encourage alignment between IT, finance, and business areas. Implement and maintain up-to-date process documentation. Work to defined naming standards, business rules methodology, and frameworks. Develop effective tools and dashboards. Develop creative methods and strategies for assessing large amounts of data. Implement best practices into existing work and capitalise on return on experience. Qualifications
To be successful you will: Hold a degree in finance/accounting as well as being ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified. Possess excellent analytical skills. Have expert knowledge in Office 365, including Excel, business warehouse, and Power BI. SAP experience would be useful. Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, and an additional European language would be beneficial. Have proven experience working in a commercial environment. We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We strive to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve. We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs. Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the
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Business performance analysis
Review and analyse historical, planned, and current financial data to understand the business and identify the main drivers to assist management in decision-making processes. Benchmark between European and Global regions. Performance analysis (sales, COS, and margins) at the required level to monitor trends. Implement variance analysis vs PY, AOP and FCST for sales and margins to highlight the key factors affecting growth and performance (price, COS, volume, mix, new and disconnected products effects). Build dashboards to track performance against KPIs. Seize opportunities to improve trade margins through cost of sales analysis. Focus on expense analysis (variable and fixed) to drive contribution margins. Support pricing analysis and discount monitoring and liaise with EMEA Pricing Specialist on day-to-day activity and annual pricing reviews. Track Sales, Units, Cost and Margins current data to alert the European business partners in case of deviation and work together on recommendations for improving business operations. Assess evolving business ideas with EMEA business partners to provide priorities for maximum ROI and added value. Provide cover of key tasks across the team. Business planning
Provide detailed explanations for Revenue, COS and Margins as part of monthly reporting. Monitor and resolve system inconsistencies. Participate with analytical support to EMEA Finance Leadership team or Global Finance teams on various projects. Drive monthly rolling forecast and Annual Operating Plan (AOP) preparation for sales, cost of sales, trade margins, and expenses. Tools and process
Provide support on SAP, BW, Excel, and Power BI as an expert resource. Assess options for process improvement, including business process modelling. Work on the improvement of existing reporting and converting existing Excel-based reporting to Power BI. Encourage alignment between IT, finance, and business areas. Implement and maintain up-to-date process documentation. Work to defined naming standards, business rules methodology, and frameworks. Develop effective tools and dashboards. Develop creative methods and strategies for assessing large amounts of data. Implement best practices into existing work and capitalise on return on experience. Qualifications
To be successful you will: Hold a degree in finance/accounting as well as being ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified. Possess excellent analytical skills. Have expert knowledge in Office 365, including Excel, business warehouse, and Power BI. SAP experience would be useful. Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, and an additional European language would be beneficial. Have proven experience working in a commercial environment. We're actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We strive to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve. We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs. Company Description
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry, and thermal analysis innovations serving the
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