Purpose:

The primary purpose of this role is to provide strong and proactive assistance of the finance, and to partner with operational & commercial teams with analysis of the business, management reporting, budgeting and other ad-hoc finance analysis.

Role:
*Preparation of reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders, including weekly and monthly performance reports and quarterly presentations for each platform where the business operates concessions
*In-depth analysis of commercial results (sales, margin & stock, mix effects and KPI
trends)
*Assistance for monthly financial closings (e.g. Newport submissions for the group,
stock provisioning reports) & P&L variance analysis against forecast
*Preparation of full platform P&L forecasts for corporate budgetary purposes
(including sales, margin and store costs)
*Preparation of budget packs
*Partnering with Commercial and Operations team to provide decision support on
commercial initiatives including pricing & promotion analysis, modelling and making
recommendations to drive business growth & development
*Ownership of monthly rent calculations and preparing data for audited rent
certificates.
*Ad-hoc analysis upon request
*Supporting with business development opportunities 
 
 Qualifications/Experience Required:  
*1-2 years’ experience in FP&A/analytical roles in retail
*Excellent Excel capabilities; can demonstrate understanding and experience of Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF
*Highly proficient at manipulating and analysing large volumes of data in order to identify key commercial issues/trends.
*Familiar with using business intelligence tools like Business Warehouse or BI4
*Experience of SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Analysis for Office would be advantageous. 
Package:
*£30-35k basic salary
*Private pension scheme
*Bonus
*Discounts across the brands
*25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
*Hybrid working, 3 days in the office, 2 from home
*Central London - Victoria