Graduate Finance Analyst

Graduate Finance Analyst (UK & Scandinavia)

• Location: Denby, Derbyshire 
• Function: Finance

Please note that the internal title for this position will beSenior Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Flexible hybrid working, minimum 4 days a week in the office

About us:

Joining the team at SC Johnson Professional® makes you part of a family company with a deep history in the professional market as a leading manufacturer of skin care, cleaning and hygiene products and smart technologies. We’re a team of more than 1,000 employees across five continents providing solutions to healthcare, industrial and institutional markets across the world.

SC Johnson Professional is a business unit within SC Johnson, a family-owned and led company and leading manufacturer of quality, trusted products since 1886.

About theGraduate Finance Analyst role: 

As our Graduate Finance Analyst, you will be responsible for supporting the team with forecasting sales and profitability at a product and customer level. You will also collaborate with cost center owners to develop forecasts for SG&A and functional expenses.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic Finance team within an international matrix organization. You will also work in collaboration with SCJ’s Share Service Center (SSC) based in Surrey, Frimley.

The key responsibilities of our Graduate Finance Analyst will include:

• Managing the commercial month-end closing & management reporting processes
• Calculating customer rebate accruals and inventory provisions
• Analysing key P&L variances of actual results vs budget and last year
• Performing profit margin analysis
• Presenting the financial results and key KPI to sales teams in the UK & Scandinavia & distribute relevant reports to key stakeholders
• Supporting the Associate Manager, F&A in the commercial Budget & Forecasting processes.

Previous experience / knowledge required of our Graduate Finance Analyst:

• Previous experience of assessing financial insights (desirable)
• Proven analytical skills
• Qualification: Finance, Business, or related degree

Competencies, behaviors and aptitudes required of our Graduate Finance Analyst:

• Driven and passionate about delivering results
• Ability to prioritise activities - able to deliver without getting distracted
• Willingly takes ownership of problems and opportunities

We believe Inclusion and Diversity is more than a program. We embed inclusive practices in our day-to-day work, the way we relate to our colleagues, collaborate and make decisions.

We value the collective richness of the differences people bring to the organization, including style, personality, thoughts, race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and disability – that enables all to bring their full contributions to the organization.

You need to be eligible to work in the United Kingdom