Finance Analyst

Investigo Recruitment are currently working alongside a fantastic market leading brand recruiting for a talented and driven part qualified Finance Analyst to join their growing team based in Victoria.

The role

* Support the Retail Finance Stockloss team across various aspects of analysis, reporting, budgeting and forecasting
* Support, challenge and provide insight to Central Retail teams, in particular Loss Prevention, on all financial aspects of commercial decision-making as directed by the Senior Finance Analyst

Principle accountabilities

* Preparation of papers for key decision makers, including the Central Retail Director and Retail Leadership Team
* Business partnering key stakeholders, together with building strong relationships and influencing business decisions
* Project work providing value adding analysis to key stakeholders, highlighting trends, risks, opportunities, tracking the success of in-store trials, create recommendations as well as business case investment appraisal
* Working alongside other areas of the business to drive transformation and change, using agile ways of working
* Period end close process ensuring the integrity of the Corporate Stockloss P&L and balance sheet
* Own and deliver periodic reporting to key stakeholders, clearly and concisely, referencing key highlights at monthly meetings
* Supporting the production of robust Corporate budgets, mixing the detailed store view with the macro corporate view to ensure the accuracy of the numbers
* Quarterly production of store budgets, engaging and challenging key Finance and Non-Finance stakeholders to ensure the integrity of the store targets
* Production of the waste Monday morning reports
* Proactively challenge the current processes and controls, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing
* Timely response to ad hoc store queries around budgets, reporting and general Stockloss enquiries
* Develop an excellent understanding of stock systems
* Provide cover for the Senior Finance Analyst when appropriate measures of success
* Completion of work to a high standard and by the set deadlines
* Facilitate informed business decision making through insightful analysis and papers
* Effective working relationship with key stakeholders with good feedback
* Delivery of process improvements
* Deliver robust budgets and forecasts, as well as key messages to a variety of stakeholders
* Accurate and timely completion of the period accounts, with relevant and insightful variance analysis
* Demonstrable enthusiasm in approach to role
* Ability to adapt to a constantly changing environment.


Core areas of knowledge, key skills and experience

* Advanced Excel skills (pivot-tables, lookups & sumifs)
* Work independently and self-motivated
* Prioritisation, excellent organisation skills and respond accurately under pressure
* Good levels of impact, influence and judgement
* Strong oral and written communication skills, with an ability to communicate with all levels of stakeholders

Benefits

• Salary £25,000 - £28,000
• 25 days annual leave
• Full study support for ACCA or CIMA
• Pension
• Healthcare
• Season Ticket Loan