Finance Analyst – Global Product Innovation Hybrid Role with 3 days onsite in Cheltenham Salary £30-£35k (subject to skills & experience) plus a fantastic benefits package including annual bonus and access to our flexible benefits platform. Opportunity. Reporting to the Snr Finance Controller GPI, you’ll partner closely with leaders across the Transformative Innovation Team and Program Management - turning financial data into clear insights that shape decisions. You’ll co-ordinate the monthly forecast cycle and support the annual planning process, while proactively identifying and mitigating financial risks across your portfolio that may cause variances to plan. You’ll also coordinate and track key GPI metrics, investigating variances to plan and confidently translate your findings into monthly presentations and leadership updates. As a key contributor to month-end close, you’ll collaborate globally with the ITC team and finance/business partners across the US, China and India, and deliver ad hoc analysis that enables timely, data-driven decisions. Success in this role comes from building strong relationships across functions and regions and thriving in a matrix environment. You’ll work in line with Kohler Co. policies and processes, bringing a high standard of integrity, ethics and candour when partnering with stakeholders at all levels. Given the global scope of the position, some flexibility in working hours may be needed to support multi time-zone collaboration. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: In collaboration with the Snr Finance Controller, Act as the dedicated Finance Business Partner to the: Transformative Innovation, Program Management and HR teams - supporting leaders with clear insight, disciplined forecasting and confident decision support: •Deliver accurate, timely month-end reporting and insight, clearly explaining results and outlook versus Financial Plan and Forecast (including key risks and opportunities). •Prepare and present monthly performance updates to leadership highlighting drivers, actions and decisions needed. •Lead the end-to-end Financial Plan and Forecast process for your areas, ensuring assumptions are robust, aligned and well-documented. •Provide ad hoc reporting and analysis to answer business questions quickly and support data-driven choices. •Monthly GPI scorecards, with clear commentary on variances and key drivers. •Executive and leadership packs (GPI Exec Packs, KLT Financial Pack and Financial Plan Pack) to support decision-making at senior levels. •GPI global consolidation of reporting, including the maintenance of cost centre rollups. Serve as GPI’s BPC Super user, ensuring the business has a smooth, compliant and efficient planning/forecasting process: •Own BPC loads for GPI, including the annual Financial Plan and in-year forecasts, ensuring timelines, data quality and governance are met. •Train and upskill finance colleagues, sharing tips and best practices to improve consistency and confidence in BPC.
Own the coordination and quality of key GPI financial reporting, ensuring outputs are accurate, on time, and clearly tell the story behind performance, including:
As a member of the GPI Finance team, you’ll be a collaborative partner who supports priority projects as needed. Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
•Own month-end commentary for your areas, supporting GPI and K&B Group consolidation by partnering with regional teams to explain performance versus plan and prior year.
•Share knowledge and help strengthen the Finance team by driving best-practice reporting, analysis, decision support and business partnering.
•Maintain the highest standards of integrity and professionalism and promote the same expectations within the wider team.
•Support additional projects and special studies as assigned by the Snr Finance Controller GPI.
Skills/Requirements In addition to exhibiting the Leading Boldly Behaviours of: Delight Customers, Inspire People, Boldly Innovate, Own it and Prioritise, the person must exhibit competency in: We can offer you a lot in return!
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In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup Where our brands differ in market position, they are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price.
Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected].
Note for Recruitment Agencies: The Kohler Talent Acquisition team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies, and where we require external support, we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to Kohler Co. without a specific request by our Talent Acquisition Team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.
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