Finance Analyst

Finance Analyst
up to £40k
Flexible working
London

I am recruiting for a number of Commercial Finance Analyst roles within this FTS100 retail firm. This is an incredible opportunity for someone with a background in commercial finance, looking for the next step in their career. My client offers outstanding developmental and progression opportunities coupled with a flexible and supportive company culture.

The role in a nutshell

• Working across the fresh categories, the successful candidate needs to support all aspects of commercial decision-making, by delivering effective and timely financial insight and reporting to help maximise sales, profit and ROI
• The Finance analyst will also need to provide a strong financial control environment, working within the relevant financial standards and helping non-finance teams adhere to the standards

Responsibilities will include:

• Your role has a strong stakeholder management element and you will support category managers as well as buyers, becoming involved in category planning as well as a variety of analysis to support decision making
• Types of ad hoc analysis that will be needed are around the success of promotional strategies; trials; seasonal activity or events; sub-brands; trading intensity; product/buyer profitability; capital investment etc.
• As with any key business partnering role, financial rigour is at the heart of what you do, and you will provide the necessary challenge and excellence to ensure the robustness of your figures. You will need to ensure that we remain compliant to all relevant financial accounting standards and advise buyers and category managers when needed
• As the face of Finance for buyers, along with the BUFM, you will need to assist in the budgeting process for, but also provide training and tools to the Trading team to raise commercial awareness and improve decision-making, landing key messages aligned with the wider business agenda
• Delivering timely, robust and accurate analysis, translating data into insight, using financial, but also non-financial information when needed
• Ensuring financial rigour is in in all pieces of work, ensuring challenge is provided when needed to maximise sales, profit and ROI for the business
• Supporting the finance agenda, by landing key messages and providing tools to aid decision making

Candidate Specification:

• Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), or studying towards qualification
• Effective communicator with all levels of stakeholders, finance and non-finance, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen
• Strong Excel and numerical skills
• Delivering timely, robust and accurate analysis through translating data into insight, using financial and non-financial information when needed
• Ensuring financial rigour is in in all pieces of work, ensuring challenge is provided when needed to maximise sales, profit and ROI for the business
• Self-motivated team player, able to work autonomously, prioritise with good problem-solving abilities
• A good track record of financial control, but also the ability to develop and maintain such an environment
• Be commercially astute