Fender

Financial Analyst - 12 month FTC

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East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, West Sussex, England, GBR

In-Office

Entry level

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The Role

Provides sales analytics and financial business partnering for Fender’s European operation. Responsibilities include monthly and quarterly reporting, budget modeling, promotional ROI analysis, discount and forward-order analysis, cost-to-serve and profitability analytics, and sales data integrity checks across reporting systems. The role also supports reporting migration, AI-assisted analytics, stakeholder presentations, and ad hoc projects.

Summary Generated by Built In

Job Title:

Finance Analyst (Maternity Cover)

Department:

FP&A

Company:

Fender Europe

Location:

East Grinstead

Responsible to:

Financial Planning Analyst Director - Europe

Key Purpose of the Job

To provide accurate sales analytics information for Fender’s European operation. The role will provide business partnering to key stakeholders in the business, and provide good quality analysis for all aspects of sales and discounts.

Main Responsibilities

Providing monthly and quarterly sales analytics to the business, including performance at a regional, channel, customer and PL level, vs budget and prior years.
Quarterly Customer Performance reporting, for both internal and external purposes.
Active involvement in the sales budgets, including modelling of dealer budgets.
ROI analysis of promotional activity.
Analysis of forward order program, discounts and dealership profiles.
Cost to serve and profitability analytics, at a channel and dealer level.
Checking the integrity of the sales data within the reporting systems, including BW, Tableau and SAP.
Collaborating with the wider Data Analytics team to migrate reporting into new platforms, including use of AI solutions to aid with analysis.
Ad hoc project work

This is an indication of the main responsibilities of the role and the Company reserve the right to amend the content of the role at its discretion.

Key Working Relationships

Internal

Financial Planning & Analysis team

EVP EMEA

Sales Team

Product Team

Finance Team, Europe and US

Global Data Analytics team

External

Limited external relationships

Person Specification

Essential Skills/Experience/Knowledge

Relative strong Analytics experience
Ability to manipulate large amounts of raw data, to produce financial information
Ability to analyse figures and present the information in a readable and understandable format for non-finance staff
Advanced IT skills (MS Excel)
Multi-currency work experience required
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Flexible approach and inquisitive nature
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Good interpersonal and communication skills to deal with different cultures and styles

Desirable Skills/Experience/Knowledge

Recognised accountancy qualification
Experience of Hyperion, Tableau, BW and SAP
Use of AI Solutions to aid in Analytics
Consumer Goods or Manufacturing Background preferred

Skills Required

Strong analytics experience
Ability to manipulate large amounts of raw data and produce financial information
Ability to analyze figures and present information clearly to non-finance staff
Advanced IT skills, especially Microsoft Excel
Multi-currency work experience
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
Flexible and inquisitive approach
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Good interpersonal and communication skills across different cultures and working styles
Recognized accountancy qualification
Experience with Hyperion, Tableau, BW, and SAP
Experience using AI solutions for analytics
Consumer goods or manufacturing background