Finance Analyst

Job title:

Finance Analyst

Company

ASR Group

Job description

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.Job TitleSenior Finance AnalystToday’s DateDecember 2024LocationThames Refinery (Min. 3 days per week depending on operational needs)Reports ToManager, Plant ControllingCOMPANY DESCRIPTION AND ROLE CONTEXTASR Group’s companies have more than 150 years of experience taking sugar cane from field to table. Our expertise in every aspect of the cane sugar process is without equal. We are the largest vertically integrated cane sugar refiner in the world. Our nine refineries are found in five countries across the globe. Our brands are leaders in their respective markets, including Tate & Lyle and Lyle’s Golden Syrup in the UK and Sidul in Portugal.ROLE / SCOPE

• The successful candidate will join our Operational Finance team, with specific responsibility for business partnering with our UK based production sites
• Role will be a combination of i) traditional month-end and quarterly closing / reporting; ii) business partnering on value driving project/capital investments; and iii) having responsibility for standard costing

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own specific month-end closing tasks within the Operational Finance team, with responsibility for overseeing and controlling a multi-million-euro cost base for one or more of our owned production facilities
• Provide month-end, quarterly and annual commentary and analysis on operations performance
• Develop and maintain Standard Product Costings and Bills of Materials
• Develop business cases for capital investments, and, where relevant, perform post-completion reviews of them
• Investigate cost and other inefficiencies, working with the business to drive overall profitability
• Maintain and strengthen controls and procedures
• Maintain and develop the budget/forecast models within the company’s business planning software (Anaplan). This will involve completing the Anaplan model-building training
• Support the annual budgeting process with the overall objective of delivering a robust and accurate budget which has been signed off by all relevant stakeholders
• To build strong cross-functional relationships with relevant teams e.g. Operations, Supply Chain, Sales and Marketing
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks, as required

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

• A willingness to learn about our business, leaving your desk and spending time in a manufacturing environment
• To be highly analytical and have an ability to draw insight from large data sets
• To be an excellent communicator, able to engage and influence stakeholders
• To be organized and capable of managing multiple activities simultaneously
• Experience in an Audit role previously would be beneficial.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Two or more year’s prior experience in practice (Audit / Tax / Advisory) or in industry (Commercial Finance / Operational Finance / FP&A / Business Partnering role)

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.Service Excellence – Be the industry’s Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability – Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add – create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:32:45 GMT

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