Financial Analyst - Supply Management

Job Introduction

A unique opportunity to join a market leading Global FM company and make tangible contributions to a digital transformation programme.

As part of a global company you can expect to gain invaluable experience in a fast moving and dynamic working environment whilst benefiting from personal and professional development.

Working to develop and grow our data management and analytics within the supply management finance function, the successful candidate will gain experience across multiple business disciplines and can expect a vast array of future career opportunity.

Role Responsibility

• Manipulating vendor data from various systems into Supply Management income pack
• Producing reports from the income packs
• Complete monthly, quarterly and ad hoc non database billing for purchasing income
• Support the deliverer of DSO targets by prompt collection of rebates
• Collection of Rebate Statistics from suppliers/manufacturers and arranging validation checks and invoicing
• Participate in monthly finance meetings to discuss Performance, Forecast, Risk
• Support the Food Platform in monitoring and reporting levels of marketing money and keeping track by contact with suppliers
• Monthly finance review and finance reporting to Category Managers
• Resolution of financial queries within Supply Management
• Carry out specific Ad hoc reporting as directed by Financial Controller
• Assist credit control with monthly debt collection
• Assist Finance Director with monthly updates to Business Review Pack
• Annual vendor reconciliations

The Ideal Candidate

• Apprentices with good finance knowledge
• Ability to manipulate data and create reports using business intelligence
• Good people skills and ability to develop relationships with a degree of confidentiality.
• Good communication skills and proven ability to articulate self verbally and in writing.
• Organised and methodical
• Good IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• GCSE or other Level 2 qualification

Package Description

£25,000 to £30,000 + excellent benefits package

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process