Senior Finance Analyst

Senior Finance Analyst | 12-month FTC | up to £75,000 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly capable FP&A Senior Analyst to join an established Commercial Finance function within a major UK retail business. This role sits at the centre of the finance function, supporting enterprise-wide planning, performance management, commercial reporting and executive-level insight. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality financial analysis, corporate reporting and strategic performance materials for senior leadership, executive committees and board-level governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality financial reports, executive presentations and board-level materials, ensuring clear, accurate and commercially focused insight for senior leadership.

• Lead the coordination of monthly performance reporting, quarterly business reviews and finance inputs into executive, board, audit and remuneration committee packs.

• Support budgeting, forecasting and multi-year planning cycles, working closely with finance business partners and commercial teams to consolidate inputs, analyse trends and provide meaningful commentary.

• Develop and improve management information, KPI reporting and performance dashboards, ensuring consistent, automated and scalable reporting across the organisation.

• Provide analysis across key retail performance areas including sales, margin, costs, headcount, workforce planning, investment and operational performance.

• Partner with commercial, analytics, HR and corporate functions to ensure financial and operational data is accurate, aligned and supports effective decision-making.

• Build and maintain financial models to support planning, scenario analysis, business performance reviews and strategic decision-making.

• Champion reporting standardisation, automation and continuous improvement across finance, helping to establish a single source of truth for financial and performance data.

• Support strategic projects, transformation initiatives and ad hoc analysis as required, providing clear insight into risks, opportunities and business performance drivers.

Essential Skills & Experience

• ACA qualified.
• 2 years industry experience.
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance or management reporting experience and experience working within retail, consumer, FMCG or another fast-paced multi-site environment would be highly advantageous.
• Experience producing reports, packs and documents for senior leadership or executive audiences.
• Ability to simplify complex financial and operational information into clear, concise insight.
• High levels of professionalism, integrity and credibility.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please reach out to Anya Keinzley on the attached details.