Reporting to the EMEAR Finance and Planning Manager, ZOLL are looking for a full time Business Analyist to join ZOLL and be a key part in supporting optimal decision making by both EMEA & LATAM Directors and Management Teams 

A strong background in financials is key to success in the role. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Ownership of the Directors’ report, producing and understanding all aspects of the financials. Conducting a monthly review with senior Management highlighting trends, opportunities and threats. Recording all progress against action points raised in the meetings. 

• Conduct deal reviews. Check pricing versus agreed contracts / pricing thresholds. 

• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and provide explanations of unexpected variances. 

• Investigate and understand OPEX variances to budget by drilling down in Oracle accounts, utilising the ‘day book’ report, SmartView, ATLAS, and certify reports. 

• Ownership of the segment budget process, producing all supporting documentation required for the process and ensuring all reporting deadlines are met. 

• Take the lead in validating all Gross Margins (Price Discounts) of the business and ensuring all deals are within the Gross Margin hierarchy approval. Provide assistance to quotes and tenders. 

• Assist in the development of financial modelling, scenario planning and business case preparation to assist with strategic decisions. 

• Ownership of weekly orders, shipments and backlog reconciliation demonstrating outstanding attention to detail and the ability to reconcile a large volume of data. 

Knowledge Skills and Attributes 

• Relevant accounting/financial degree and 4+ years experience as a business analyst in a matrix organisation 

• Familiar with programs such as Oracle, SAP or Hyperion 

• Excellent excel skills including macro writing 

• Confident creating and executing presentations 

• Strong commercial judgement and acumen 

• Proven ability to work automously and interact with various levels of a business