Finance Analyst
| Posting date: | 06 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 September 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B45 9PZ |
| Company: | SSP Food Travel Experts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1358148006 |
Summary
About the Role
Working within a wider finance team the role will be primarily responsible for assisting with the financial accounting and forecasting of key expenditure lines for UK&I business and reporting into the Finance Manager – OSM and Payroll.
The role is varied, from processing period end journals and data processing to balance sheet reconciliations and assisting with budgeting and forecasting. You will collaborate with various stakeholders both internally and externally.
What you'll be Doing:
- Processing month end journals and reviewing actual P&L performance against forecast. This will include timely posting of accruals and prepayments and providing clear commentary on key P&L variances against forecast.
- Reconcile monthly balance sheet accounts ensuring their accuracy and completeness. Investigating any variances and highlighting to Finance Manager.
- Assist in the completion of documentation for internal and external audits
- Support the budgeting and forecasting process for Overhead expenditure.
- Respond to P&L queries from other departments and wider finance team.
- Production of periodic and ad-hoc reports that are easily understood for non-finance users
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure accuracy in data and assumptions
- Recommend ways to improve reporting and analysis
- Provide ad hoc support to wider finance team.
Key Working Relationships:
- People Team
- Commercial & Marketing
- Central Operations Support
- Commercial Finance
To be successful in this role you will need:
Essential
- 3+ years accounting experience
- Advanced Excel skills
- Strong focus on quality and attention to detail
- Proactive and able to take initiative
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Accustomed to working to tight deadline
Desirable
- Experience in using SAP ERP System
- AAT or equivalent qualification
SSP is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the most talented individuals from a range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives.
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