Finance Analyst

Dyson is a global technology enterprise. We solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re growing fast, and our ambition is huge – more categories, more locations and more people.

The Finance Analyst is responsible for supporting the Commercial Finance Manager (CFM) with the timely reporting of necessary information to Business Heads, ensuring quality and accuracy is always maintained. 

This role will have a special focus on providing analytical support as well as improving the level of budgeting and planning within the Sales Teams.  The Finance Analyst will also have a joint responsibility with their Sales counterparts in ensuring the accuracy and robustness of month end results.

Main responsibilities include but not limited to:-

• Month end accuracy on all aspects of Indirect Business and improve process and reporting efficiency

• Aid the Sales Team at month end, to ensure that they are clear about expectations and being jointly accountable for delivering an accurate close

• Identify key areas of variance between Actuals and Forecast and their impact to achievement of the monthly plan

• Assist with the annual audit requirements

• Participate and prepare the annual budget and rolling estimates, ensuring that all functional inputs are captured and included in the cash up

• Analyse and interpret monthly trading results and assist in highlighting key issues versus the plan/rolling estimates

• Evolve a performance report which demonstrates the performance across all key drivers for every customer. Ensure a monthly publish of the report and lead the discussion

• Support the Cash Flow forecasting process – update the cash forecast basis understanding of customer payment trends

• Monitor receivables with emphasis on overdue ageing. Liaise with stakeholders (sales, supply chain, shared service) on highlighting overdue with the root cause on the same

• Monitor the relevant contract compliances across all key customers

• Business Partner to the commercial management of the New Zealand market

• Maintenance of all customer master data for ANZ business

To be successful in this role you will have the highest level of integrity, honesty, excellent attention to detail and accuracy. You are able to quickly identify deviations from expected outcomes and have a voice to flag deviations.

Previous skills & experience:-

• Solid experience with an understanding of accounting

• Understanding of claims processing, including validation, documentation, reconciliation, and resolution.

• Understanding of Retail industry is desirable

• Degree in accounting

• Experienced in reporting and communication of financial information to stakeholders

• Good organisational skills

• Good Information systems (knowledge of SQL is a plus, not mandatory)

• Strong functional command over MS-Excel

Outside of a competitive salary, our team members receive generous product discounts, additional paid annual leave, a generous, above market parental leave scheme and ongoing learning and development opportunities.

At Dyson, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We value you bringing yourself to work and we want to deliver an employee experience that matches the quality we give to our customers.

We have a vibrant and diverse culture that is geared towards recognition and realising ambition. You'll have regular social activities to take part in and you'll work with a fantastic team of people every day.

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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.