Key Responsibilities: • Identify financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts. o Liaising with procurement team to compare and contrast budgeting P & Ls vs Actuals at customer and trade level • Improve financial status by analysing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management o Review intermonth variances and review costs against company procedures e.g. profit expectations and director sign off o Review open reserves to identify trends and compare actual invoices v open reserves • Guide cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions o Enforce company policies and procedures and offer training to departments and team members to ensure costing improvement • Recommend actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed changes in methods and materials. o Liaise with all members of the business to suggest best practice and make efficiencies to costing process • Increase productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements • Support operational and commercial departments where required, such as: o Making them aware of any changes/additions needed to SOP’s o Ensuring you are comfortable with roll out of any new tasks, helping to ensure these go smoothly o Helping with writing new process SOP’s o Helping with data integrity checks when required, weekly, monthly or quarterly o Ensuring rates are up to date in SharePoint General Skills • Experience in the logistics sector is preferred • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Excellent planning and attention to detail • Enthusiastic, flexible, and self-motivated • Excellent usage of computer / operating system (Microsoft Windows) along with other office applications (Microsoft Office), specifically excel • May be required to work overtime, weekends and/or be flexible in start/finish times