Finance Analyst

As a Finance Analyst you will play a key role in supporting the sales team to get our beer to our customers through our internal trade channels and our external national accounts, this role provides the opportunity to work in a fast-paced commercial facing role within an established forward-thinking business.  This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a great team on a hybrid working basis (50% office based/50% home working) from our Bury St Edmunds offices.

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could receive £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Your role as Finance Analyst

• Provide finance business partnering support to the internal trade channels and our external national account teams.
• Attend meetings monthly to provide performance update and opportunities to internal trade channels and our external national account sales teams.
• Budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis.
• Manage the end-to-end price increase process, from planning and pre-analysis through to post-implementation review.
• Prepare and published periodic performance pack.
• Responsible for delivery of revenue and margin planning as part of annual budget & forecast cycles.
• Prepare and manage Risks & Opportunities schedule.
• Assist Commercial Finance Manager and Head of Commercial Finance as required with ad-hoc projects.
• We offer comprehensive study support, including a structured study package and allocated time off to help you successfully complete your qualifications. 

What you’ll bring… 

• Positive and proactive with a passion to develop personally and support company growth.
• Professional in demeanour and able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• An effective communicator with the ability to build strong working relationships and present financial information to financial and non-financial management.
• Flexible and adaptable to business change.
• Problem solving skills, including taking ownership of problems through to resolution.
• Highly motivated - able to use own initiative and as part of a team.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• An excellent approach to customer service with the ability to manage expectations and conflicting priorities of key stakeholders.
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience working in Hospitality, Retail or FMCG is desirable.