Business Analyst

We are looking for a Business Analyst to provide financial, commercial and operational support to promote growth, profitability and business change by working closely with key business stakeholders in Leicester.

About the role
On a day-today basis this is what you would be doing:
Producing a variety of financial, commercial and operational analytical reports
Supporting the Business Control team in both operational and financial decisions
Identifying opportunities to make effective data-led decisions across the business
Working on monthly variance accounts and variance analysis
Providing month-end support to the business - including calculating bonus and overtime payments
We are looking for somebody who has experience in an accounting, statistical analysis or a planning role to provide analytical, commercial and financial support also to support the cross divisional objectives of the Business Control team.

Here is a quick tick list for the other skills we are looking for:
Accounting Qualification
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Good negotiation skills
Excellent working knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft programmes including PowerBI PowerPivot and SQL knowledge
Good commercial awareness
Effective communicator
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Experience in building and maint...