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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial reporting, budget management, and variance analysis, with strong proficiency in Excel and experience in commercial finance within the retail sector. Capable of collaborating effectively across teams to drive performance and improve financial insights.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Financial ReportingBudget ManagementVariance AnalysisExcel ProficiencyCommercial Finance Experience
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Hard Skills
Financial ReportingBudget ManagementVariance AnalysisExcel ProficiencyMonth End JournalsAccrual ReconciliationData AnalysisForecastingJournal TrackingPerformance Tracking
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationProactivityCuriosityAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
NetSuiteBI Reporting Tool
Certifications & Qualifications
Accounting QualificationPart Qualified Accountant
Industry Keywords
Commercial FinanceRetail BusinessBusiness ModelsOPEXDirect CostsWarehouseCapexB2CWholesaleDistributor
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Maintain and improve monthly reporting for budget holders across the business
- Maintain open and transparent communication with stakeholders across the business to help cost controls and hold budget holders to account
- Prepare and post month end journals across OPEX, Direct Costs, Warehouse and Capex
- Work closely with Digital team alongside Finance Manager to manage infrastructure and marketing trackers
- Manage and maintain Technology department tracker and hold monthly reviews
- Work with Senior Commercial Finance Manager to improve Warehouse and Distribution reporting and analysis
- Work with Senior Commercial Finance Manager and Commercial Finance Manager in preparing robust budgets and forecasts
- Produce monthly ELT files to be reviewed by Commercial Finance Manager
- Consolidate monthly journal trackers and produce accrual rec
- Aid in variance analysis of actuals vs forecasts, including investigating why variances have occurred and communicating risks & opportunities
- Work with BI on the reporting tool and NetSuite financial system to develop insight reports to help the business track, understand and drive performance
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience of working in a commercial finance function for a retail business
- A working understanding of different business models (wholesale, distributor, B2C) would be a benefit but not essential
- Have an accounting qualification or part qualified
- Super-analytical, a ‘whizz’ with data and numbers
- Strong Excel Skills
- Great communicator; enjoys collaborating cross-functionally and with all levels
- Proactive, curious and focused
- Happy working in a fast paced and changing environment
Benefits
Comp & perks- Product Allowance
- Hybrid and flexible working hours
- Summer Fridays (6 ½ days in July and August on Fridays)
- A day off for your Birthday
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
- Work from anywhere for 2 weeks
- WorkPlace Nursery (salary sacrifice scheme to save money on your nursery fees)
- Wellbeing Program – Retail Trust, Sanctus Coaching and Calm App
- Career development allowance (Personal allowance to use on career development)
- Private health care and or dental care (provided by AXA and DenPlan)
- Socials organised by Wellbeing and Feel Good group