Commercial Finance Analyst - Property

JD Sports Fashion; Bury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Property Commercial Finance Analyst in Bury, where you'll support strategic decisions through data analysis and performance insights. This role is perfect for a finance graduate eager to develop professionally with excellent study support for ACCA or CIMA qualifications. You'll engage in vital tasks like assessing store investments and producing sales performance reports, contributing to the success of a leading omnichannel retailer. With a commitment to inclusivity and employee development, this is an exciting opportunity to grow within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Benefits

Staff Discount

Discounted Gym Membership

Personal Development Opportunities

Access to Apprenticeships

Qualifications

• Finance graduate with strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Support assessment of store investment appraisals across all Group fascia.
• Produce sales performance analysis and maintain weekly sales data.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Time Management

Education

Finance Graduate

Professional Qualifications (ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Based at the Group’s Head Office in Bury (Greater Manchester), the role of Property Commercial Finance Analyst has become available to support the Head of Property Commercial Finance and Senior Property Commercial Finance Analyst, within the Location Strategy & Insight Department.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support the Property Commercial Finance team with the assessment of all store investment appraisals across all Group fascia and territories.
• Produce post opening store sales performance & variance analysis.
• Update and maintain weekly sales data across all group fascia.
• Provide store performance data & analytics to assist in strategic property decision making.
• Ad hoc analysis & reporting (ie. competitor impact, sales transfer, footfall).

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

• Finance graduate looking to complete professional qualifications - Excellent study support package provided towards completion of ACCA, CIMA qualification.
• Good analytical skills required in order to investigate, understand and explain variances and overall business performance.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to work both in a team environment and under your own initiative.
• Strong communication skills both written and oral.
• Good time management with ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines.
• Used Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Use other MS Office programs.

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 90,000 colleagues over 4,500 stores across several retail fascia in over 36 countries around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online.
• Discounted Gym membership.
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications.

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.