Finance Business Intelligence Analyst

Zertus UK & Ireland – Hybrid, based at Heckington or close to any other Zertus UK&I site - Fakenham, Bromborough, Sherburn

Key Benefits: Competitive salary; 10% of salary annual bonus opportunity; £6,600 annual car allowance; Hybrid working

Closing Date: 27/03/2026

At Zertus UK&I, we’re transforming the way we use data, moving from disconnected, manual spreadsheets to a unified, automated and insight‑driven reporting approach. To support that change, we’re hiring a Finance BI Analyst who can turn complex financial data into clear, visual stories the business can trust. You’ll build the dashboards and data models that give teams a single view of performance, partnering with both Finance and IT to bring structure, consistency and automation to our reporting.

Position type: full-time, permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 16:30

• Act as the primary liaison between the Finance team and IT (Business Information) to ensure business needs are clearly understood and effectively delivered.
• Translate finance and wider business requirements into clear technical specifications and reporting solutions.
• Support the design, development and continuous improvement of finance systems, reports and dashboards.
• Build, maintain and enhance dashboards and reports in Power BI.
• Ensure data integrity, consistency and accuracy across all financial and business reports.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting efficiency, automation and insight for finance and the wider business.
• Participate in the testing, validation and rollout of new data models, system changes and reporting enhancements.
• Assist in standardising and harmonising the enterprise data model to drive a single, consistent version of the truth.

Essential:

• Advanced Power BI skills.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end financial business and accounting processes and systems (and how to make them meaningful for non‑finance users).
• A knack for ‘storytelling with data’ to bring it to life through the creation of reports and dashboards.
• ERP literacy and how transactions flow into spreadsheets/Power BI.
• FMCG/manufacturing experience - comfortable with SKU‑level analysis, BOM/costs, price/volume/mix.
• Excellent stakeholder skills; clear written/visual communication. 

Desirable:

• Specific food manufacturing exposure.
• Knowledge of QAD ERP system.
• Knowledge of Jedox financial reporting system.

• Competitive, thoroughly benchmarked salary and wider package
  
• Annual bonus plan of up to 10% of salary
  
• Annual car allowance of £6,600
  
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  
• 4% employer and 5% employee pension contributions and Life Assurance at 4x basic salary
  
• Health Care Cash Plan via Paycare (includes dental, optical, therapy, counselling and access to Paycare Perks for high street and retailer discounts)
  
• Holiday Purchase Scheme – buy up to one extra week per year
  
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Electric Car Scheme (salary sacrifice, subject to criteria)
  
• Family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave
  
• Annual calendar of engagement and wellbeing activities
  
• Opportunity to support your local community with one paid volunteering/fundraising day per year
  
• Monthly employee recognition awards
  
• Refer a Friend recruitment rewards
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

Zertus UK & Ireland comprises Humdinger, Kinnerton Confectionery and Lir Chocolates, manufacturing a wide portfolio of snacks and confectionery across our UK and Irish sites. Our brands include NOMO, Sun Valley, Kinnerton Kids, The Fruit Factory, Yum & Yay, as well as collaborations with Baileys, Guinness and Budweiser. We are part of Zertus GmbH, a long-established European food group headquartered in Hamburg, employing more than 2,000 people across multiple markets. Our UK&I locations include Heckington, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Fakenham, Bromborough and Navan in Ireland, with office space in Hull and Camden, London.

Please apply online and ensure all application questions are completed. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a phone screening, followed by a two-stage interview process, which includes a site visit and role-related task.

Zertus UK&I is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please let us know if you require any special arrangements or adjustments to be made for your interview by speaking with the Talent Acquisition team at application stage. The provision of this information is likely to include special category data and is therefore covered by data protection laws. We ask for this information so that we are fully aware of any adjustments needed and we will use the information provided to inform our decisions about making those changes.