PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT - The best appointment you'll make
Ref: 2327 Date Posted: Tuesday 07 May 2024
W&A is partnering with a growing manufacturing business in West Lothian to help source a Business Analyst.
The role will support the business during the integration of a newly acquired subsidiary providing support and analysis on key integration topics.
The Business Analyst role is a key position and will develop a strong relationship with the senior leadership team and provide the data required to understand business unit performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Identify and understand what is best practice, with emphasis on applying this across other business regions
* Support commercial team in reconfiguration of sales strategy quantifying benefits of any proposed changes
* Support manufacturing site on key cost savings projects and optimisation of resources
* Support the commercial team in analysing product margin and pricing strategies
* Provide analysis and decision-making support to business units
* Prepare for the Commercial Director analysis of:
o Sales mix and its implications
o Impacts of additional costs that impact the Cost of Goods
o Variable, Production and Overhead variances to Budgets, prior months and prior years.
* Advise the Managing Director and Finance Director on opportunities and risks to profitability and working capital
* Support the Finance Director in Budget and Forecast preparation
Experience & Skills Required:
* Qualified accountant with post-qualified experience in a similar role
* Experience working in a multi-site, multi-jurisdictional organisations would be highly advantageous
* Demonstrable ability to analyse, interpret, explain and guide decision making within an organisation
* Broad experience of cross functional business processes and the ability to work in and with cross functional teams
* Track record of identifying opportunities for process improvement and in delivering the improvements identified
* Experience presenting to a management board
* High level of competency in MS Office
* High level of integrity and ability to work flexibly
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