Corporate Reporting Analyst - Swindon
- Recruiter
- Connect News & Media
- Location
- Swindon
- Salary
- 55000.00 - 57000.00 GBP Annual + + car + 25% bonus
- Posted
- 25 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 08 Mar 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Corporate Reporting Analyst - Swindon
About the Corporate Reporting Analyst Role:
As our Corporate Reporting Analyst, reporting directly into our Head of Group Finance, you'll be an intrinsic member of the Group Finance Team supporting the PLC.
In this high profile and interesting role you will:
- Support the CEO, CFO and Head of Group Finance in the preparation of materials used for the external and internal presentation and promotion of the Group
- Provide accurate and consistent FP&A commentary on business activities and strategies across the Group
- Provide accurate commentary on competitors, markets and external influences
- Work closely with colleagues on acquisition and disposal activities.
About You:
With a track record of career progression within a professional finance environment (typically to have been gained through 4+years PQE), you'll be able to evidence:
- Appropriate professional accounting qualifications (ideally ACA)
- Experience gained within a Group structure, with multiple businesses
- Outstanding communication skills and the credibility to effectively build relationships with senior level internal and external stakeholders
- Exceptional commercial acumen coupled with the ability to interpret and communicate complex performance information to a variety of audiences
Although not essential, exposure to or experience of investor relations would be desirable.
About Us:
Connect Group PLC is one of the UK's largest specialist distributors operating a diverse portfolio of businesses, all of which are distribution specialists in carefully chosen markets. With a combined revenue of GBP1.9bn, we employ 6,700 staff and operate in the UK and worldwide.
Connect Group operates four market-focused divisions, offering unrivalled expertise:
- News & Media - With a 55 per cent share of the market, we are the UK's largest and most highly regarded specialist distributor of newspapers and magazines. Thanks to the quality of our people, processes and technology, we are a leader in ultra-time sensitive logistics in large and resilient markets.
- Books - We dispatch some 20 million books a year from our UK-based warehouse. They're sent around the world to libraries, educational establishments, bookstores and direct to consumers. That makes us a leader in the market, ensuring we are a trusted partner among customers the world over.
- Education & Care - We serve 30,000 customers throughout the country, and have a product range of 40,000 consumables for the education and care sectors. That makes us the partner of choice for schools, care homes and colleges: we have the capacity and expertise to deliver what they need, when they need it.
- Parcel Freight - With 37 depots and over 900 vehicles, Connect Parcel Freight is one of the UK's leading business to business distribution specialists. Trusted by over 4,000 customers, our national network is complemented by international road and air services, making Connect Parcel Freight the complete distribution service provider.
About the Corporate Reporting Analyst Role:
As our Corporate Reporting Analyst, reporting directly into our Head of Group Finance, you'll be an intrinsic member of the Group Finance Team supporting the PLC.
In this high profile and interesting role you will:
- Support the CEO, CFO and Head of Group Finance in the preparation of materials used for the external and internal presentation and promotion of the Group
- Provide accurate and consistent FP&A commentary on business activities and strategies across the Group
- Provide accurate commentary on competitors, markets and external influences
- Work closely with colleagues on acquisition and disposal activities.
About You:
With a track record of career progression within a professional finance environment (typically to have been gained through 4+years PQE), you'll be able to evidence:
- Appropriate professional accounting qualifications (ideally ACA)
- Experience gained within a Group structure, with multiple businesses
- Outstanding communication skills and the credibility to effectively build relationships with senior level internal and external stakeholders
- Exceptional commercial acumen coupled with the ability to interpret and communicate complex performance information to a variety of audiences
Although not essential, exposure to or experience of investor relations would be desirable.
About Us:
Connect Group PLC is one of the UK's largest specialist distributors operating a diverse portfolio of businesses, all of which are distribution specialists in carefully chosen markets. With a combined revenue of GBP1.9bn, we employ 6,700 staff and operate in the UK and worldwide.
Connect Group operates four market-focused divisions, offering unrivalled expertise:
- News & Media - With a 55 per cent share of the market, we are the UK's largest and most highly regarded specialist distributor of newspapers and magazines. Thanks to the quality of our people, processes and technology, we are a leader in ultra-time sensitive logistics in large and resilient markets.
- Books - We dispatch some 20 million books a year from our UK-based warehouse. They're sent around the world to libraries, educational establishments, bookstores and direct to consumers. That makes us a leader in the market, ensuring we are a trusted partner among customers the world over.
- Education & Care - We serve 30,000 customers throughout the country, and have a product range of 40,000 consumables for the education and care sectors. That makes us the partner of choice for schools, care homes and colleges: we have the capacity and expertise to deliver what they need, when they need it.
- Parcel Freight - With 37 depots and over 900 vehicles, Connect Parcel Freight is one of the UK's leading business to business distribution specialists. Trusted by over 4,000 customers, our national network is complemented by international road and air services, making Connect Parcel Freight the complete distribution service provider.