Commercial Finance Analyst

Sofology; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

As a Commercial Finance Analyst at Sofology, you will support the business through insightful reporting, budgeting, and financial modeling. Collaborating across teams, your role involves communicating financial performance and implementing processes for continual improvement. We encourage independent work and proactive identification of opportunities to enhance business performance, while balancing expectations across various stakeholders.

Benefits

30% discount across the Group

15% for friends and family

Access to discounts at hundreds of high street retailers

Mental, physical, and financial support

Enhanced maternity & adoption pay

Additional days off

Contributory health scheme

Holiday buy back scheme

Sharesave scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Professional: Minimum Part Qualified, within 12 months of completing (ACCA, CIMA), ideally newly qualified (CIMA/ACCA/CA).
• Experience in an office environment.
• Good written and verbal skills with proven experience of reporting.

Responsibilities

• Build, review, analyse, and communicate financial performance to key stakeholders, providing understanding of performance and opportunities to drive future improvements.
• Aid the creation of forecasts and budgets that are realistic, robust and agile.
• Support the senior finance business partner in preparing financial models as needed, developing business cases in conjunction with stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Google Sheets

Reporting

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Part Qualified ACCA or CIMA

Job description

Your new role

As a Commercial Finance Analyst at Sofology, you'll play a key part in helping our business make smart, insight-led decisions. Supporting our store and online teams, you'll deliver high-quality reporting, budgeting, and financial modelling that drives performance. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across the business, turning data into clear, actionable insights - all while continuously improving how we do things.

A day in the life of...

A commercial finance analyst is not just about crunching numbers, it's about...

• Internal reporting and analysis - Build, review, analyse, and communicate financial performance to key stakeholders, providing an understanding of performance and opportunities to drive future improvements
• Budget management and forecasting - Aid the creation of forecasts and budgets that are realistic, robust and agile, working with stakeholders to ensure delivery of business and financial performance with clear identification of risks and opportunities.
• Financial modelling - Support the senior finance business partner in preparing financial models as needed, developing business cases in conjunction with stakeholders and other Business Units to enhance business performance, putting in place robust post implementation review processes to assess performance vs. business cases.
• Business partnering - the analyst role will support the senior finance business partner in working with a wide range of stakeholders across the business; with the ability to build strong relationships that allow you to constructively challenge and support leaders with your own ideas and thoughts.
• Continual Improvement - Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement
• Data - comfortable working with and reconciling large data sets and playing a lead role liaising with the data team to ensure accuracy and integrity of data

In an ideal world...

You'll tick off a few of the boxes below - and we'll help with the rest...

• Team player who will support cross functionally
• Ability to prioritise and manage expectations
• Independent working and ownership of tasks
• Desire to continually improve processes
• Flexible to changing requirements of the business and team
• Excel or Google Sheets experience
• Attention to detail
• Good written and verbal skills and proven experience of reporting
• Awareness and interest in getting to know the business to support insight led decision making
• Good communication skills with both finance and non finance managers across all levels, with ability to succinctly communicate financial information and begin to influence
• Experience in an office environment
• Professional: Minimum Part Qualified, within 12 months of completing (ACCA, CIMA), ideally newly qualified (CIMA/ACCA/CA)

Pay and Perks

• Great basic salary & company bonus
• Plenty of opportunities to learn & grow
• 30% discount across the Group, plus 15% for your friends and family
• Access to discounts at 100's of high street retailers
• Mental, physical and financial support (EAP)
• Enhanced maternity & adoption pay
• Spend up to £1,500 at Currys / PC World and spread the cost through Sofology
• Additional days off, whether it's your wedding, birthday or even the arrival of your new furry friend
• A contributory health scheme, flu vaccines, access to a Doctor and private health check
• Income protection, bereavement and life assurance - you can count on us to be there when it matters
• Holiday buy back scheme (5 days)
• Okay, so the list just goes on, but here's a few more.... Sharesave, volunteer days and a cycle to work scheme!

A little about Sofology

We're a fun place to be and we know our people are priceless. We're proud of our Sofologists, who roll out the red carpet to each and every one of our customers, forever working together to be bold and ambitious.

We're all about crafting an unrivalled sofa experience that leaves our customers and Sofologists in awe. We wholeheartedly embody our values, infusing them in every aspect of our work.

Roll Out The Red Carpet - From browsing to buying and beyond, we always ensure a Very Important Customer experience - no ifs, no buts.

A Seat for Everyone - Be yourself and feel at home. We know that different backgrounds and experiences make us stronger.

Bold By Design - We're a courageous brand with ambition and drive. We'll never settle for second best and always strive for more.

So, if you want to join us on the sofa, save your seat by applying now!

Sofology

• Competitive salary, and a wide range of benefits
• Competitive salary, and a wide range of benefits