Financial Planning Analyst

Location: Heywood

Introduction:

Lineage is one of the world’s largest and most innovative provider of temperature-controlled logistics solutions with more than 22,000 employees across over 400 locations and spanning 20 countries across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. Working at Lineage is an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world.

The role:

We are looking to appoint a FP&A (Financial Planning Analyst) that is keen to learn and manage the financial aspects of our Transport & Warehouse Operations across the UK. This position is based in Heywood with over 400 employees.

You will report to the FP&A Manager and work closely with the Transport Managers for our sites. As the Financial Planning Analyst, you will need to be highly effective working with cross-functional teams and building strong working relationships with operating and functional leaders across the site. This is a role joining an established team and is suitable for someone eager to progress and take on more responsibilities.

Working Monday to Friday ideally 08:00 to 16:30 (Flexible based on 37.5 hours per week and potential hybrid working options)

About you:

• Part qualified/working towards CIMA

• Have exemplary analytical (both qualitative and quantitative), including the ability to solve practical problems and analyse processes for improvement

• Have experience in working with Operations and External Customers providing financial support. (FP&A within Logistics/Warehousing/Retail sector background beneficial)

• Hold strong Excel skills

• Have strong communication and influencing skills

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy skills

• Be a self-starter with the ability to work on your own initiative, hit deadlines and not be afraid to ask for help when needed

• We are searching for a great personality and attitude towards work and an inquisitive mind. Systems and processes can be taught as part of learning and development

Who we’re looking for:

The ideal candidate will need to possess experience in accounting & commercial finance combined with a natural curiosity and eagerness to learn. This role would suit someone that enjoys working within finance and having the opportunity to build great relationships. For the right person there is a great opportunity to develop in their career.

• Key finance representative for Transport & Warehouse with the UK regions

• Ensure weekly KPIs are complete and sent with analysis, covering transport and warehouse

• Month ends, Revenue management, Volume analysis, Cost analysis, Customer Lane management, Requisitions, Scenario Planning

• Ensure the reliability, accuracy, and completeness of the companies financial information

• Preparation of business plans and forecasts

• Track reliability of plans and performance against budgets and forecasts

• Ensure the quality of finance analysis and the tracking of action plans

• Liaise with Transport Managers to help with decision-making

What's in it for me?

Aside from a competitive starting salary, you're set to gain so much from being part of a high quality and collaborative team. You will get lots of autonomy to own your work; you will work with a supportive manager who will help to develop your professional skills, but you will spend every day using your subject matter expertise to solve business problems. We are a global company which is expanding quickly across Europe. You will feel the impact of your work as the ‘tip of the spear’, playing a critical role in realising our purpose of transforming the supply-chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. To support our growth, our leadership culture focuses us on developing talent internally and this is a great opportunity to nurture your career in a leading global company.

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, colour, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.

Job Reference: INDUK

Why Lineage?

We are a global company with more than 22,000 employees spanning 20 countries and more than 400 locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

At Lineage Logistics, we have a shared purpose; we are transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world. This means working at Lineage is not just a job – it’s an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of our team, you will be a critical link in the food supply chain.

Our shared purpose drives everything we do in all parts of our organisation, from the warehouse floor to the office. Our team members are passionate about the impact they make every single day.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. At Lineage we also recognise that Ex-Military, veterans, and military families have great experience with transferable skills and core values that can add significant value to our organisation.

Benefits

As a Lineage team member, we aim to provide everything you and your family need to thrive. That’s why we offer competitive rates of pay, paid time off, skills training, and development opportunities to grow a long and fulfilling career with us – plus generous financial rewards when you successfully refer new employees. This is enhanced by recognition schemes (so that your hard work won’t go unnoticed), plus the chance to make your salary go even further with our cycle-to-work scheme and preferential rates for loans and savings courtesy of a leading credit union.

Your everyday wellbeing is also important to us, so we will provide you with all the protective equipment you need to be safe and comfortable at work, and you will have access to a free 24/7 employee assistance phone line, which offers confidential counselling and advice. With all of this offered against the backdrop of a fun and social environment in which you will be supported by a team who enjoy helping each other in achieving their goals, we are confident you will excel with us.