Fp&a Analyst

• Spearhead the financial reporting transformation initiative in collaboration with the business, driving efficiencies and leveraging new capabilities
• Routinely produce quality and timely commercial reporting whilst liaising with the Global BI team where necessary to ensure data integrity
• Proactively seek other opportunities across the business to leverage data analytics and automate and streamline reporting to drive efficiencies
• Leverage Power BI to develop more automated reporting to enhance transparency and create efficiencies across the organisation
• Support in the preparation and submission of the rolling 13 week sales forecast to Global finance
• Assist and support the wider finance team in quarterly reforecasting and annual budget processes to assess overall P&L performance vs plan/prior years including commentary and variance analysis
• Analysis and forecasting of non-unit driven revenue
• Help prepare the budget and forecasting for gross margin across all business channels
• Support the globally led planning tool project in future development and subsequent integration into local processes
• Proactively seek opportunities to continuously improve and streamline the planning process
• Assist in the preparation of month end reporting and tracking files and help in coordinating the close process with the wider finance team
• Support in the preparation of insightful commentary into the key drivers of business performance which feeds into the monthly business performance review pack (BPR) delivered to the Global ELT (Executive Leadership Team)
• Prepare monthly analysis and reporting on gross margin per collection and category which will form the basis of the monthly BPR commentary
• Work closely with your financial partnering colleagues to gain insights into business performance and future initiatives
• Assist in supporting the merchandising team to monitor monthly gross margin per category and per channel, and help drive improvements in analysis and reporting leading to improvements in overall forecasting accuracy
• Assisting in identifying financial risks & opportunities across the P&L
• Implement improvements and automations to create efficiencies to allow for increased focus on business partnering
• Provide support on ad hoc finance projects, analysis tasks, and business cases

• Qualified/part-qualified (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) with 2/3+ years of experience
• Solution focused, good at working with data, with strong analytical and interpretation skills, and an attention to detail
• Power BI experience would be highly advantageous with strong excel modelling skills essential
• The ability to organise, manage, and prioritise a diverse and competing workload ensuring consistent delivery of quality and timely output to stakeholders
• The candidate must thrive in a dynamic, changing and fast-paced environment and be excellent at multiple stakeholder management
• A curious and proactive mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo in pursuit of seeking new approaches to achieving best possible solution
• A team player always acting with ONE team mentality
• Effective communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to challenge when required and work well within all levels of the organisation

Experience within the retail industry

• Career Development & Growth
• Competitive Salary & Regular Reviews
• Generous Bonus Scheme
• Hybrid Working Flexibility
• Early Finish Fridays
• Private Healthcare
• Employee Discounts & Perks
• Annual Leave & Flexibility
• Wellness Hub & Support
• Recognition & Celebrations