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Key Responsibilities:
• Identify financial status by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts.
o Liaising with procurement team to compare and contrast budgeting P & Ls vs Actuals at customer and
trade level
• Improve financial status by analysing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to
management
o Review intermonth variances and review costs against company procedures e.g. profit expectations and
director sign off
o Review open reserves to identify trends and compare actual invoices v open reserves
• Guide cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and
forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions
o Enforce company policies and procedures and offer training to departments and team members to
ensure costing improvement
• Recommend actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed
changes in methods and materials.
o Liaise with all members of the business to suggest best practice and make efficiencies to costing process
• Increase productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements
• Support operational and commercial departments where required, such as:
o Making them aware of any changes/additions needed to SOP’s
o Ensuring you are comfortable with roll out of any new tasks, helping to ensure these go smoothly
o Helping with writing new process SOP’s
o Helping with data integrity checks when required, weekly, monthly or quarterly
o Ensuring rates are up to date in SharePoint
General Skills
• Experience in the logistics sector is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent planning and attention to detail
• Enthusiastic, flexible, and self-motivated
• Excellent usage of computer / operating system (Microsoft Windows) along with other office applications
(Microsoft Office), specifically excel
• May be required to work overtime, weekends and/or be flexible in start/finish times
