Finance Analyst

A bit about the job

As a Finance Analyst, you will support the Finance Manager and the wider team in providing effective financial challenge and support to business partners. You will be instrumental in the end-to-end management accounts process, budgeting and forecasting, evaluating strategic investment decisions, and providing analysis and insights. Your role will be crucial in delivering timely and clear financial information to aid decision-making across the business.

As a Finance Analyst, you will:

Produce timely, detailed, and clear analysis to support business areas in understanding performance
Provide concise commentary on sales, costs and overall performance, including recommendations for improvement
Contribute to month-end routines of management accounts, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations
Identify risks and opportunities against budget, suggesting mitigation strategies and ways to capitalise on opportunities
Undertake analysis for potential initiatives using financial modelling techniques
Report on KPIs, highlighting risks and opportunities
Support the budgeting and forecasting process
Interpret non-financial information and transform it 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 promptly
Participate in ad hoc projects as required
Work collaboratively, sharing ideas and information with colleagues
Continually seek ways to improve own performance both technically and behaviourally
Represent the finance community in line with Selfridges values
Understand and support the delivery of Selfridges strategy and initiatives

A bit about the role

Retail/FMCG experience, preferably in retail
Working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA)
High standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data
Proactive and able to take initiative
Able to manage your own workload
Commercially aware
Customer-focused with the ability to build good cross-functional relationships
Strong communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills
Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in other core applications
Flexible and open to change
Good team player

Key Measures of Success for this role:

Timely and accurate production of financial analysis and reports
Effective contribution to budgeting and forecasting processes
Identification of risks and opportunities that impact business performance
Successful completion of ad hoc projects and initiatives
Positive feedback from business partners on financial support provided