Finance Apprentice - Darwen, United Kingdom - Hempel

Hempel

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Darwen, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Key responsibilities:
Reporting to the Deco FP&A Controller, carrying out month end, forecasting and Strategic Initiatives key support tasks.

Collaborating and working with all six different Decorative businesses, to provide a consolidated view of the segment; whilst ensuring a harmonised approach and all group policies are adhered too.

Key Tasks:

Run the weekly consolidation sales Flash reporting; covering commentary and any actions to mitigate highlighted risks.
Support on consolidation of working day one preliminary sales from all six Decorative businesses.
Support with Tagetik/Group reporting to for core month end reporting.
Support with MMR (Monthly Management Review); covering the Profitability, Accounts Receivable (balance and days) and CAPEX.
Support with the enhanced deep dive OPEX Project; supporting the tasking and development of the six Decorative business OPEX initiatives.
Support the Business Review Process; trend and data analysis to enable transparent and reporting of the Decorative segment.
Support the forecast process; collaborating and consolidating data input from individual business.
Develop Business Partnering and connecting across the Deco Business Finance team.

Key success criteria:

Prioritising own projects/tasks to meet internal deadlines.
Provide finance support in the consolidated of the six Decorative businesses.
Support Decorative Business Finance with consolidation of monthly results, forecast activities and initiative reviews.
Collate and consolidated all local processes for month end and forecasting; in order to identify key areas of improvement whilst harmonising to a standard approach.
Attend and complete the Apprentice course.

Work relations:

Internally with all six different Decorative businesses which are all in different global locations.
Internally with Group Business Finance, supporting on ad hoc requirements.
Internally with the Vice President for Decorative Business Finance.

Required education, experience and job-related skills:

Three A levels or equivalent, equating to a minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points, working towards AAT Level 3 Advanced Diploma or BTEC Level 3 in Business or Business & Accounting.

General behavioural competencies most relevant for the job:

Interest in developing a career in a Finance-based discipline.
Ability to communicate well with a variety of people throughout all levels of the business.
Logical approach to problem solving.
Drive to complete projects, work tasks and team based activities; seeing them through to completion.

Application due

Seniority Level

Job Functions

Industry

Chemicals

Crown Paints is one of UK's most renown paint manufacturers and we have been manufacturing for over 200 years, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. However, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world through our ownership structure. Crown Paints is part of the Hempel Group, which gives our company stability and our employees extended, global career possibilities._