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Finance Analyst Opportunity at William Grant & Sons UK
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Analyst to join William Grant & Sons UK in the Hook office, suited to either a part-qualified Finance Analyst or a graduate taking the next step in their finance career.
You will provide accurate financial support across day-to-day operations, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver month-end tasks, manage accrual processes, maintain controls and meet key deadlines.
This role suits someone who can take initiative and enjoys building relationships, analysing financial data and turning numbers into clear business insight. It offers an excellent opportunity to develop within a finance environment, with potential study support available for candidates working towards a professional accounting qualification such as CIMA.
What We Can 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 and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- 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.
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Main Responsibilities
- Complete month-end tasks to standard and deadline e.g., posting accruals and reconciling balance sheets
- Responsible for running and owning key controls and checks throughout the month
- Support the Management Accountant with maintenance of our price lists within our system and associated processes, ensuring up to date and accurate information at all times
- Carry out regular activity accrual reviews for customers, ensuring accruals are complete and accurate across the promotion plan, ledger and planning system
- Complete in-depth balance sheet analysis, with the aim of ensuring all accruals are accurate and fully substantiated, releasing any balances not required in a timely manner
- Build strong working relationships with direct team and key stakeholders within the business
- Support with ad hoc financial reporting and analysis as required
Our Ideal Candidate
You may be a graduate starting your finance career or a part-qualified Finance Analyst with proficient Excel skills and a curious, analytical mindset. You will be comfortable working with financial data, turning numbers into clear insights, and communicating confidently with stakeholders. We are looking for someone proactive, adaptable and collaborative, with strong relationship-building skills and a willingness to learn.
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About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
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