Finance Analyst (FP&A) | acre security

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Exciting opportunity to join a fast paced, growing private equity backed technology business. Acre security is seeking an experienced Finance Analyst (FP&A) to support growth and increase profitability through the provision of key insights to enhance decision making and value creation.

Acre security have established a skilled leadership team providing products, solutions, and services with an unequalled level of customer support and as a result achieved significant financial success by being a competitive, experienced and talented team in the industry.

Under the guidance of the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, the successful candidate will play a critical role covering group controlling and management reporting responsibilities of acre security. The Finance Analyst will serve as a strong interface between FP&A and Accounting functions, and act as business partner for Operations.

The position will support the financial transition from a traditional “make, sell and ship” business to an integrated business operation based on legacy business operations as well a pure XaaS services business elements. The incumbent is expected to display an active hands-on and can-do approach in the areas responsible for.

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Include the following, but are not limited to:

- Provide in-depth analysis on business performance, working closely with the FP&A manager to communicate the implications of the numbers and suggested actions.
- Provision of key business insight into material cost development, identification of product, supplier and pricing trends that drive financial performance, monitors and highlights the interdependencies between business decisions and profitability evolution (incl. simulation and scenario planning)
- Support of the periodical inventory valuation process and coordinate counter-measures with Operations to reduce inventory obsolescence.
- Support quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting, ensuring quality of all financial & non-financial inputs
- Work as a finance business partner with assigned departments to budget, forecast and monitor expenditures.
- Supports the analysis and commentary of financial results and company performance, variance analysis, preparation of periodical business review presentations.
- Qualified Controller / Finance Analyst
- Bachelor’s or master’s in finance and / or controlling, or degree in a related field.
- 5+ years controlling experience within a Finance organisation and / or similar.
- SAP experience (MM/FI/CO)
- Experience with SaaS (software-as-a-service )-based financial planning/reporting
- Proficient with Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
- Experience with data mining, BI and predictive analytics tools a distinct advantage.
- Financial and analytical acumen with the ability to interrogate large data sets and come to sound, logical recommendations & conclusions,
- Planning and organisation skills, ability to plan and prioritise work schedule and work within agreed timescales,
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and pro-actively,
- Ability to work in an agile environment with ad-hoc, project-based activities,
- Work collaboratively across different finance teams, particularly the reporting and financial business partnering teams,
- Social competence to facilitate the development and maintenance of effective working relationships with all finance and business customers,
- Storytelling and communication skills and comfortable working cross-functionally throughout the business,
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities, be flexible and manage multiple tasks/projects simultaneously,
- Ability and willingness to take responsibility for results and to recommend solutions to challenges,
- Ability to think creatively and be resourceful within the context of financial planning,
- Practical knowledge of electronics and the manufacturing processes a plus.

About acre security

Acre security are aligned with key industry evolution, focusing on authentication, infrastructure, and the convergence of systems and technologies to support future-proofing customers through the advancement of value-based solutions that deliver superior, seamless user experiences.

Operating efficiently worldwide, acre security take care in delivering exceptional security and transmission solutions that safeguard peace of mind across a broad variety of customer application needs including banking, education, healthcare, retail, and more.

Our core values focus on a culture of empowerment in a collaborative environment. Combined with a forward-thinking market approach that aims to deliver high-performance results, we ensure to first approach every solution through the viewpoint of our customers. These characteristics are the distinctive marks of the acre security solutions and the foundation of our drive to become the number one solutions provider in the markets we serve.

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