Reporting Analyst
Maidenhead
Allied Bakeries are the people who make Top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Burgen, Allinson and Sunblest. You know us through our wholesome white, wholemeal and seeded breads that offer delicious options to suit every family member - and our rolls, pancakes, crumpets, muffins, hot cross buns, wraps and other delicious bakery products.
We're one of three divisions of Allied Milling and Baking, which in turn is a part of Associated British Foods (ABF) Plc, a major international business with a turnover of £11.1bn and close to 102,000 employees working in 46 countries. In the UK, well-known ABF brands include: Twinings, Silver Spoon, Primark, Ryvita, Ovaltine, Patak's and Jordans Cereals.
We have an exciting new vacancy for a Reporting Analyst based in our head office in Maidenhead. The Reporting Analyst will be a key member of Finance team developing and providing standardised financial reports to the Commercial and Operations Finance teams.
We are looking for someone who is CIMA qualified with a very high level of IT skills, who has previously worked, or the desire and ability to work, in the FMCG industry. You will also be a strong communicator with demonstrable ability to build effective relationships across the organisation. In addition, you will be highly numerate with the ability to analyse multiple data sources and present clearly.
Key Accountabilities:
- Developing accurate, concise and standardised financial reports based on requirements of the business.
- Providing standard weekly and period reports for the Bakery Finance teams including cost centre analysis, labour reports etc.
- Populating and distributing period capital reports for sites to complete quarterly cash flow forecasts. Reviewing and checking returns in preparation for the quarterly Capital Review Group (CRG) meetings.
- Producing period operations finance performance tools including losses, stock analysis, energy trends etc.
- Production and distribution of weekly/period sales reporting, generation of regional sales charts and New Product Development (NPD)/New Business Unit (NBU) reporting.
- Be a key member within the FP&R & Operations Finance teams during forecast and period end cycles.
- Investigate ways to continuously improve financial reports to increase speed/automation of production and challenge where appropriate.
- Support the Operations Finance and FP&R teams on ad hoc projects.
If you're ready for a new challenge, you've come to the right place - because Allied Milling and Baking is where opportunity goes to work! If you would like to find out more information please visit our website.