Finance Analyst

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Finance Analyst to join the Stocks Business Unit (SBU) Finance team based in Strathclyde Business Park (SBP). This is a key role supporting the preparation, review, and delivery of accurate financial reporting and analysis, ensuring stakeholders have timely and accurate information to support effective decision making. This role also has a strong focus on financial controls, compliance, and ensuring alignment with group policies and regulatory requirements.

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, supporting both monthly management accounts and year-end processes in line with Group requirements. You will play a key role in the budgeting and forecasting cycle, helping to set and monitor realistic financial targets. You will also monitor working capital, particularly inventory and wood and warehouse capital. Ensuring strong financial controls and compliance with internal policies and external accounting standards will be essential, alongside supporting external audit requirements. You’ll work closely with a variety of stakeholders across finance and operations teams, helping to drive performance and improve processes. You will also be involved in the preparation of spirit rates. Additionally, you’ll support and contribute to ad-hoc projects and initiatives as needed. This is a hands-on, varied role with significant opportunity to make a meaningful impact within the business.

About You

You will be a qualified accountant with strong excel skills. You will also be confident in your abilities to communicate (both verbal and written) and build rapport with stakeholders and leaders across the business and be able to establish positive working relationships.

What can we offer you?

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.