Finance Analyst
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Finance Analyst
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring a Finance Analyst to support financial planning and analysis in London. This permanent role offers hybrid working and a competitive salary.
Role Responsibility
The Finance Analyst will support the Finance Manager and wider team in providing effective financial challenge and support to business partners. Key responsibilities include:
- Produce timely, detailed and clear analysis to support business area performance
- Provide clear and concise commentary on performance with recommendations for improvement
- Contribute to month-end management accounts including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
- Identify risks and opportunities against budget and discuss mitigation
- Undertake analysis for potential initiatives using financial modelling techniques
- Report on KPIs, highlighting risks and opportunities
- Support budgeting and forecasting process
- Interpret non-financial information into financial reports
- Produce reports easily understood by non-financial people
- Make recommendations to improve reporting and analysis
- Deal with queries and requests professionally and timely
- Participate in ad hoc projects
- Work collaboratively, sharing ideas and information
- Seek ways to improve own performance technically and behaviourally
- Represent the finance community in line with [Employer hidden] values
- Understand and support delivery of [Employer hidden] strategy and initiatives
The Ideal Candidate
- Retail/FMCG experience
- Commercially aware
- Working towards recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA)
- High standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data
- Proactive and able to take initiative
- Able to manage own workload
- Customer focused with ability to build cross-functional relationships
- Good communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Advanced Excel skills and computer literate in other core applications
- Flexible and open to change
About the Company
[Employer hidden] offers a range of rewards and benefits including flexible working options, generous annual leave, paid volunteering days, family leave, pension scheme, bonus, team member discount, and more. [Employer hidden] is committed to diversity and inclusion and has won awards including World's Best Department Store.