Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement & balance sheet forecasts, operational reporting) taking into account company’s goals and financial standing.Develop sales and margin reporting on a company, region, plant, customer and product basis.Support the preparation of budgets, forecasts and strategic plans.Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance.Develop robust financial analysis of historic and future performance to enable appropriate commercial and strategic decision making.Prepare and present financial rationale / justification for capital expenditure proposals for group authorization.Provide market insight and commercial analysis to identify and analyze potential strategic and operational opportunities for the group.Tracking delivery of business initiatives and providing insight and analysis for success criteria.Work with divisions to assist in the preparation of long range plans and business cases for new capital expenditure purposes and cost benefit analysis.Drive process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function.Support development of a business analytics/intelligent system.Prepare detailed group financial models.Support elements of and incorporate outputs of the group’s strategic planning processes including short term latest views, medium term forecasts and long term strategic plans for P&L, balance sheet and cashflow.Deliver the weekly global forecast reporting and daily reports.Supporting the production of management accounts, investigation of variances and identification of areas for commercial improvements are carried out in an effective and timely manner via the finance team.