Management Accounting | Business Analyst - Graduate

Management Accounting | Business Analyst - Graduate

• Full-time

Do you want your ideas to shape the technology of the future? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve the lives of people across the world.

Welcome to Bosch.

The Bosch Group operates in four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology employing over 420,000 associates in 128 countries worldwide – 85,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 44,000 are software engineers, and more than 6,000 associates in the UK and Ireland.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the regional organisation costs are reported reliably and accurately and in accordance with reporting timetables and company policies to ensure full control of costs.
• Manage Business Plan creation and Forecast updates throughout the year, ensuring visibility of risks and opportunities. Present findings in appropriate format to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure that plan and forecast data and allocations are included in SAP to facilitate analysis of costs vs plan or forecast.
• Manage P&L for GBONM including MBR & CF processes.
• Take responsibility for the headcount analysis and lead meetings with the team on a regular basis.
• Retrieve from HFM the main KPI’s (Sales, EBIT, PC) for Bosch UK, + prepare reports.
• Researching and reporting on the UK and Ireland economy.

Desired Knowledge & Skills:

• Completed degree in a relevant discipline e.g. Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business.
• Strong understanding of basic economic and finance principles with confidence to apply them where required.
• Excellent MS Office skills, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a time-pressured environment.
• Good knowledge of systems (e.g. SAP, Excel).
• An interest in Economics and current affairs.

Key Qualities:

• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the UK businesses.
• Knowledge of UK sales & profitability drivers.
• Attitude and mind-set geared towards continuous improvement of processes.
• Able to process and analyse data to support business decisions.
• Competent at working in a pressurised environment with stringent deadlines and high focus on quality.
• Ability to effectively communicate financial matters to non-financial people.
• Proactive mind-set with regards to problem solving.
• Eye for detail and an enquiring mind, ensure opportunities for improvements are identified and followed up.
• Able to deal with a fast-paced continuously evolving role.

This role will be based in Denham, on a hybrid working pattern of a minimum of two days in the office a week.