FPamp;A Analyst
Location: Skelmersdale
- Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
- In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
- We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
- We love our customers. So much so, every bus we build is bespoke what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
- We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
- We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
- Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
- Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.
What does that mean for you?
- Generous salary package we reward our people at the level they deserve.
- A half day on a Friday. Yes, every Friday. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love; with the people you love.
- A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance.
- Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
- Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
- Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.
Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn!
Your dream role:
We are looking for a commercially minded FPamp;A Analyst to join our established Finance team in Skelmersdale. In this exciting opportunity, your number one priority will be to support the FPamp;A function whilst being responsible for managing the central overheads forecast as well as supporting the ledgers administration process.
Day to day activities:
- Completion of the overhead forecasting processes monthly for the central functions in UK Bus. This will include monthly meetings with budget holders, analysis of spend incurred in the prior period and variance to forecast analysis.
- Support the preparation of the annual budget (AOP)
- Provide support with the UK Bus Overhead consolidation
- Support the GRNI cleardown process
- Support the ledgers administration function
- Provide support to engineering finance for grant applications and ad hoc reporting requirements
- Ad hoc tasks as required for the FPamp;A team including support with group company (NFI) requests and initiatives
- Provide support to the wider ADL finance team with ad hoc requests or projects as required
What you will bring:
- To be successful, you will have demonstrable experience in a similar role, as defined in this advert where you have had experience in a large company with global sites and divisions.
- If you have begun studying towards ACCA/CIMA/ACA it would be highly advantageous or if you are a recent graduate in a relevant finance or accountancy field, we would love to hear from you!
- Ideally your work experience will have been gained in the automotive industry, however we would also welcome those from other similarly fast-moving engineering or manufacturing environments.
- You should have strong financial/ERP software experience ideally Syspro amp; Hyperion.
- You will have a high level of Microsoft skills, including Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
- You will have an enquiring and analytical mind, with a willingness to challenge accepted practices.
- You will be highly motivated with the ability to work independently and proactively.
- The ability to comprehensively understand, deeply analyse problems/data and provide commercially sound recommendations/conclusions is essential for this position.
- Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that you have excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to independently build relationships and work cross functionally with all levels of the business.
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