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Finance Analyst / SAP Migration Lead

Employer
Seymour John
Location
Market Drayton, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Oct 7, 2020

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Job Role
Finance Data Analyst
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Finance Analyst / SAP Migration Lead

Market Drayton

£Neg plus excellent benefits

Seymour John are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading FMCG / Manufacturer who seek to recruit within their large finance department for a Team Lead on a SAP migration project (approx.12 months). The role after the project has finished will include ensuring clients are paid accurately, provide financial reporting, analysis & decision making to support the Financial Controller and driving improvements in processes & controls.

This role will initially be remote working during COVID-19, with base location at our Market Drayton Depot moving forward.

In this role the key responsibilities will include:


• Become the SAP 'go to' person for the milk supply team


• Full financial responsibility for the Farmer Payment system, payment of our Direct Milk to 1,500 farmers on a monthly basis


• Preparation of month end accruals for Direct Milk and Milk Procurement Overheads


• Preparation of the Bill of Materials, ensuring differences to standard understood, accurately posted, and communicated to the rest of business as needed


• Preparation of weekly forecasting for direct milk


• Support the detailed budget and forecasting process for direct milk


• Initially will focus on System upgrades on Farmer Payment and SAP migration


• Detailed monitoring of all actual cost movements against forecasted ppl to fully understand all movements (e.g. base, butterfat, profile, hygiene related)


• Support the Financial Controller - Raw Milk in maintaining overall financial control and managing the risks within the Direct Milk area


• Ensure the milk creditor balance sheet reconciliation is completed


• Introduce appropriate checks to ensure accurate reporting


• Preparation of monthly reporting for the combined Direct Milk area and Milk procurement overheads


• Preparation of weekly reporting for the combined direct milk area in accordance with Group timetable


• Support the budget and forecasting process and influence assumptions


• Seek to identify improvement in the farmer payment process by working closely with the Farm Services Team


• Simplify the milk creditor balance sheet reconciliation spreadsheet/process further


• Develop effective cross functional working relationships at all levels within the business e.g. sites, Group Finance, IBL team


• Support the Head of Milk Supply to ensure a high service provided to the farmers and ensure pricing adjustments are appropriate and validated


• Support the Financial Controller - Raw Milk in business partnering the Agriculture team


• Supervising and working closely with the Finance Analyst - Milk Supply on a day to day basis


• Responsible for maintaining farmer payment system, lead system development projects and accuracy of information maintained in the system

Key skills & experience


• Qualified CIMA/ACCA or Part Qualified


• Experience of providing detailed and high-level variance analysis.


• Strong IT & Systems knowledge and experience, including Excel. SAP experience preferred


• Detailed orientated and able to self-review complex data


• Process and analytical orientated


• Good communication skills

My client is looking to recruit for this role swiftly so please do not hesitate to apply for this role. For further information please contact Stuart Manford at Seymour John Ltd.

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