Finance Analyst

Overview

In this role you partner with UK operations, commercial teams and finance to deliver robust financial planning and analysis. You will support monthly accounting, budgeting and forecasting, and assess capital opportunities with investment appraisal. You’ll develop advanced Excel models and deliver insights that drive profitability and risk management. Working across the UK head office and shared services, you influence decisions with cross-functional stakeholders. This is a hands-on role with a clear impact on performance and strategic choices.

Pay / Benefits

• employee discounts across brands
• Friends and Family Discount App
• award-winning training and development programmes
• health and wellbeing support
• hybrid working
• inclusive and diverse workplace

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager with monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
• Assist in preparing budgets and forecasts (annual, quarterly, weekly) and align with profitability objectives.
• Partner with Operations to analyse drivers of performance and identify risks and opportunities.
• Support evaluation of capital expenditure and new business opportunities, including investment appraisal and post-investment reviews.
• Develop and maintain advanced Excel financial models for efficient reporting.
• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis for decision-making.
• Manage submissions to the ALEA Financial Planning Software for consolidation and reporting.

Key requirements

• Advanced Excel modelling and data analysis with ability to interpret large datasets.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning in an FP&A environment (1–2 years).
• Strong commercial acumen with ability to translate analysis into actionable insights.
• Effective business partnering and influencing across stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including variance analysis.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, able to deliver high-quality outputs in a fast-paced setting.

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to influence and constructively challenge stakeholders
• Analytical mindset
• Advanced Excel modelling
• Data analysis of large datasets
• FP&A processes (planning and forecasting)

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