Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst

Life tastes better with ice cream

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has a great opportunity for a finance professional who enjoys turning complex data into clear insight, supporting business planning and helping stakeholders make informed decisions in an on-site manufacturing environment.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Financial Analyst, FP&A Analyst, Commercial Analyst, Management Accountant, Finance Business Partner, Reporting Analyst, Management Information Analyst, Cost Analyst, Business Analyst, Financial Planning Analyst

This role is officially known as a Manufacturing Finance Controller

SALARY: £37,800 to £47,250 per annum (depending on experience and location) + Generous Benefits

LOCATION: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West England – Site-based with occasional work from home

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an excellent opportunity to join The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s finance team in a role focused on forecasting, budgeting, long-term planning and financial insight.

Working as the Finance Analyst you will partner closely with stakeholders across the site, helping to consolidate financial inputs, review performance trends and highlight risks and opportunities.

The Finance Analyst will support planning cycles, build and maintain financial models and provide analysis that helps drive practical action across the business.

As the Finance Analyst, you will also help identify and track benefits from strategic initiatives, review costs and support continuous improvement in reporting and finance processes.

ABOUT US

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is a leading global ice cream business and a EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company, with 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands including Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved by consumers in 76 countries.

Formerly part of Unilever, the company has been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick and scoop of ice cream for generations. Now operating as a standalone organisation, The Magnum Ice Cream Company is focused on growth, innovation, performance and creating extraordinary ice cream experiences.

With deep expertise in the ice cream category, the company offers an environment where people are encouraged to work with ownership, move at pace, win together and help shape the future of ice cream.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Finance Analyst include:

• Build and Maintain Financial Models: Develop complex financial models, forecasts and scenario analysis to support business planning and decision-making
• Support Planning Cycles: Assist with the annual budget, monthly forecasting and long-term planning processes
• Consolidate Financial Inputs: Gather and review financial information from multiple departments, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Provide Insightful Analysis: Highlight risks, opportunities and performance trends through clear financial reporting and analysis
• Partner with Stakeholders: Work closely with site stakeholders to educate, challenge and support them in delivering action
• Track Strategic Benefits: Identify and monitor benefits from strategic initiatives and improvement programmes
• Review Costs: Analyse costs and identify opportunities for efficiency, improvement and better financial performance
• Improve Reporting Processes: Support continuous improvement in reporting, financial processes and ways of working

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Part qualified or newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or qualified through experience
• Strong analytical skills with experience in budgeting, forecasting or management reporting
• Strong Excel skills, including financial modelling
• Strong communication skills with the ability to partner, engage and challenge stakeholders
• High attention to detail, with strong problem-solving capability and a desire to identify and drive solutions
• Willingness to work on-site, as hybrid working is only occasional

DESIRABLE

• Experience working within a cost centre setting
• Experience using SAP cost management tools
• Experience using BI tools

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details.

JOB REF: AWDO-P15021

This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of The Magnum Ice Cream Company

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