Finance Business Analyst

General Description

Our commercial finance team has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and data‑driven Finance Business Analyst who will support operations across multiple areas, including the production of weekly accounts, financial KPIs and the continuous development of financial cost models against client portfolios.

Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.

This role offers a blended approach to hybrid working, with candidates based at our Ashby head office or working from home. Reporting into the Finance Business Partner, you will focus on validating information used in financial reports and liaise on a weekly basis with planning managers and operational leads to understand and explain variations against regular reporting.

Responsibilities

• Sustain a working knowledge of volume and cost information sources, identifying continuous improvements to financial data collection and reporting processes
• Approve weekly management accounts, ensuring that checks are conducted and the result is agreed with the Finance Business Partner
• Support the monthly production of client financial review reports and presentations
• Assist in ensuring invoices are raised accurately
• Ensure continuous development of the portfolio’s finance model
• Provide insightful and accurate information to all users of the Finance Performance Reports
• Produce weekly CEVA financial KPIs in line with the business control manual and assist in analysing and explaining the variations in KPI, budget and forecast performance
• Assist in the production of monthly outlooks, annual budgets, and forecasts as required

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will have proven management accounts and financial reporting experience, ideally within a customer‑facing role. You must be highly numerate, able to analyse and interpret complex financial data, identify trends and positively influence decisions where needed. You should be an excellent communicator, able to explain complex issues and information to financial and non‑financial colleagues, be a logical thinker and natural problem solver. IT literacy with a good working knowledge of accounting and reporting software and proficiency in MS Excel is essential; being CIMA or ACCA qualified would be desirable but is not essential.

Benefits

We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement, a holiday buy‑scheme, pension and life assurance, and access to an employee benefits platform featuring discounts on a range of retail, travel and hospitality brands.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice, irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status. xwzovoh Candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.