Commerical Finance Analyst
5 days ago
Fareham
Looking for a role where you can actually shape the future of finance, not just report on it? Here’s your chance to take ownership of a newly created Financial Analyst position within a leading distribution, retail, and manufacturing organisation in a truly unique sector. You’ll be the bridge between Finance, Sales, and Procurement by introducing structure, insight, and forward planning where it matters most. If you want variety, direct exposure to senior leadership, and the opportunity to make a real impact in a close-knit, long-tenured team, this is the one to check out.You will be responsible for: • Production of regular management reports and dashboards to support senior management decision-making, • Monthly analysis of sales, gross margin and profitability by business unit, product category and customer segment, comparing actual performance against budget and forecast and explaining key variances, • Analysis of inventory levels against forecast demand, ensuring stock holdings remain appropriate to sales trends and operational requirements, • Identification and reporting of fast-moving, slow-moving and obsolete stock, with recommendations to improve stock turn, reduce excess inventory and minimise write-offs, • Work closely with sales, purchasing and operations teams to improve forecast accuracy and optimise inventory planning, • Support month-end and year-end processes through preparation of analys...