Senior Financial Analyst - Onsite in Maidstone

About The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Global R&D Finance team onsite at our Maidstone office. This is a high-impact role supporting financial planning and analysis for our R&D operations in Europe and Africa. You’ll collaborate with global stakeholders to drive insights, improve processes, and influence decision-making across Global R&D.

The ideal candidate is highly motivated, possesses strong business acumen, and can work independently to drive results in a collaborative complex and matrixed working environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Accounting with month-end and year-end close activities, provide monthly financial reporting analysis including explanations and insights of key drivers of variability. 
• Develop and enhance financial models that track and analyze key metrics that impact Global R&D’s financial performance and resource allocations.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate and perform analysis on Capex and Opex projects, ensuring financial alignment with strategic goals.
• Conduct ad-hoc financial analyses to support executive decision-making.
• Support mid-year Forecast, Annual budget, and long-term strategic planning activities on Headcount, Opex, and Capex for Global R&D operations.
• Ensure Global R&D financial activities in compliance with internal policies, controls, and standard operating procedures.
• Consistently and proactively drive continuous improvements to streamline reporting and analytical processes.
• Represent Driscoll’s professionally in all internal and external engagements.
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• Domestic and international travel might be up to 10%

Candidate Profile

• Must be able to work onsite 100% of the time.
• Visa or work permit sponsorship is not available for this job.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration. (MBA/CPA/ACCA preferred).
• 5+ years of progressive experience in finance, accounting, or analytics.
• Requires strong command of UK GAAP,
• 2 + years of experience in management accounting, financial and managerial reporting principles.
• 2 + years data analysis, data visualization, and financial modeling.
• Requires advanced proficiency with Excel.
• Requires hands-on experience with any financial systems and tools such as Oracle, Hyperion, and Tableau or other BI analytics tools.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced global environment
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualification

• Preferred hands-on experience with using programming languages (Python, SQL,…) for data analytics and financial modelling.
• Preferred experience with intercompany transactions and consolidations
• Spanish is a plus.