Senior Finance Analyst

Detailed Roles & Responsibilities

Reporting, Forecasting, and Insight

• Prepare accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting for assigned sites and cost centers, including journals, reconciliations, accruals, and supporting schedules.
• Produce clear commentary on operational performance, separating underlying drivers from timing or one-off effects, and highlighting material risks and opportunities.
• Build and maintain monthly forecasts for assigned areas, challenge assumptions with budget holders, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare budget models, assumptions, and supporting analysis for the annual planning process, responding to review and challenge from the Finance Manager.
• Create and maintain reporting and dashboards that provide operational managers with timely and actionable information.

Manufacturing Finance and Controls

• Analyse manufacturing performance, including material usage, labor, overhead, yield, waste, scrap, purchase-price, and absorption variances where relevant to the assigned sites.
• Support the development, maintenance, and periodic review of standard product costs, Bills of Materials, routings, and related master data.
• Analyse inventory, work in progress, stock accuracy, and provisions for assigned areas, investigate exceptions, and escalate material issues.
• Execute assigned financial controls, identify weaknesses, and propose improvements; support timely remediation and audit evidence requirements.
• Support internal, external, and compliance audits by preparing accurate evidence and responding to queries within the agreed scope.

Business Partnering and Investment

• Partner with operational and functional managers across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Procurement, Sales, and Marketing on assigned topics and sites.
• Investigate cost and process inefficiencies, quantify potential benefits, and work with the business to develop practical improvement actions.
• Develop financial models and business cases for capital investment, test key assumptions, and complete post-investment reviews in line with the agreed governance process.
• Present conclusions and recommendations clearly to operational managers and finance stakeholders, escalating decisions and material risks appropriately.

Systems, Improvement, and Team Contribution

• Use SAP or an equivalent ERP, Excel, Power BI, and other approved tools to improve the quality, consistency, and efficiency of analysis and reporting.
• Contribute to controlled automation and reporting improvements, including Power Automate and approved AI capabilities where appropriate.
• Share technical knowledge and provide informal coaching or peer review to less experienced colleagues; the role does not carry formal line-management accountability.
• Undertake defined improvement projects or workstreams, with scope, decisions, and escalation routes agreed with the Finance Manager.

Work Experiences

• Demonstrable experience of management accounting, financial analysis, audit, or business partnering in a complex organization.
• Experience of manufacturing, engineering, food production, FMCG, commodities, or another operational environment is desirable.
• Working knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, financial controls, and the drivers of operational performance.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of Power BI or comparable analytical tools; SAP or equivalent ERP experience is highly desirable.
• Candidates moving from practice should demonstrate transferable capability in controls, analytical review, stakeholder communication, and practical commercial judgment.

Education Requirements

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, or an equivalent recognized professional accounting qualification.
• A relevant degree or equivalent demonstrable professional experience is desirable. The professional accounting qualification and role-relevant capability are the primary requirements.

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.
• Talent and Culture: The foundation of our values is to build, retain, and motivate a winning team.