Financial Analyst
Posted 7 days ago by Zachary Daniels
£55,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Part-Qualified Finance Analyst at a reputable retailer, focusing on providing financial insights to support trading and marketing decisions. The position involves producing monthly management accounts, conducting variance analysis, and building relationships with the marketing team. The role is a 12-month maternity cover, requiring strong accounting knowledge and the ability to communicate effectively with non-financial stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Producing monthly management accounts for Marketing, including journal posting, balance sheet reconciliation, and variance analysis.
- Building relationships across the Marketing team to provide necessary financial analysis for decision-making.
- Producing bi-weekly analysis on the return on investment from marketing spend.
- Producing quarterly Marketing cost forecasts and annual budgets, explaining variances from previous plans.
- Conducting ad hoc analysis, such as assessing the success of promotions.
Key Skills:
- Experience of month-end management within a complex business-facing area.
- Experience of general ledger accounting systems.
- Strong communication skills with a collaborative attitude.
- Experience in a global, multi-site business.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Keen attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
- Intermediate or Advanced Excel skills.
- Ability to learn different operational and data retrieval systems.
- Strong academic background, evidenced by successful results.
- Part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA) preferred.
Salary (Rate): £55,000.00 yearly
City: City Of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Finance Analyst | Retail | E-Commerce | Stores Hybrid | London 12 Month Maternity Contract To Start | Mid November latest
Salary £45,000 - £55,000 + Benefits
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Part-Qualified Finance Analyst to join a highly reputable Retailer to support the team with a 12 month maternity cover. As the Finance Analyst, you will be the link between the numbers and the trading decisions. You will support by turning sales, margin, stock and promo performance into clear insight that helps the Trading & Marketing teams move faster and make better calls. We're looking for someone with a firm grasp of accounting processes (debits/credits, accruals, prepayments) who has the ability to talk to the Marketing team in a language they understand. While you will be familiar with month-end management accounts, you will also have the commercial savvy that allows you to make recommendations on where they should be spending more or less money based on insightful analysis.
What will you be responsible for….
- Responsible for producing monthly management accounts for Marketing including journal posting, balance sheet reconciliation and variance analysis
- Build relationships across the Marketing team to ensure they get the right financial analysis they need to make the right decisions
- Produce bi-weekly analysis that clearly shows the return on investment from marketing spend (new customers recruited, sales and margin on first order, expected customer lifetime value and payback period)
- Produce the quarterly Marketing cost forecast and annual budget, explaining clearly variances from previous plan
- Ad hoc analysis as required such as assessment of success of promotions
What we need you to bring to the team….
- Experience of month-end management within a complex business-facing area
- Experience of general ledger accounting systems
- A natural business partner with a 'lets go chat' attitude
- Enjoy getting stuck in
- Experience of working in a similar global, multi-site business
- Experienced working in a fast-paced environment and thrive within
- Keen attention to detail
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Highly numerate
- Technical Skills Intermediate or Advanced Excel skills
- Ability to learn different operational and data retrieval systems
- Strong academic achiever, borne out by successful results
This role would suit a part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA)
Office & Benefits:
- Hybrid working within a stunning newly designed modern office (wow factor!)
- Staff discounts
- On-going training & mentorship from highly talented senior management around you with impressive Retail experience
- Healthcare benefits
- Company Bonus - discretionary
- Celebrations for summer and Christmas & birthdays!
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