Finance Analyst

ASOS; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Employee sample sales

25 days paid annual leave + extra day

Private medical care scheme

Fixed annual payment

Personalised learning opportunities

Job summary

ASOS is seeking a finance professional in Financial Accounting to support the monthly close and performance reporting. The role focuses on delivering accurate monthly actuals, preparing balance sheet reconciliations, and partnering with stakeholders across the business to provide insights.

You will record costs, support audits, and help drive finance initiatives while maintaining a high standard of data accuracy and timely delivery. This is a UK-based role within ASOS's Core Costs team.

Qualifications

• Part way through an accounting qualification (CIMA or ACCA preferred).
• Strong ability to plan and prioritise workloads to meet tight deadlines.
• High proficiency in financial modelling and analysis.
• Excellent Excel skills and data accuracy.
• Good communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Play a key part in planning & delivering monthly actuals, including monthly meetings, posting accruals and prepayments, analysing variances.
• Record professional fees, travel costs, payroll and other entries, plus review GRNI postings for aged balances.
• Produce monthly reporting, highlighting key trends to Senior Finance Analyst and Finance Manager.
• Collaborate with the wider Finance function and other stakeholders across the business.
• Support finance initiatives and any ad hoc projects as required.
• Prepare and optimise balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Assist in audits and ensure timely provision of documentation.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Initiative

Education

Accounting qualification in progress

Tools

Excel

Job description

We'reASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS,you'refree to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.

Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self.We'reDisability Confident Committed - let our Talent team know if you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process

About the Role

This role reports into the Senior Finance Analyst in the Core Costs within Financial Accounting (FA). The role focuses on the reporting of the financial performance of the business. Key responsibilities are delivering accurate monthly actuals in a timely manner, preparing and optimising balance sheet reconciliations and supporting a wide array of stakeholders at different levels of the organisation with insights whilst helping to drive finance initiatives

What you'll be doing

• Play a key part in planning & delivering monthly actuals, including monthly meetings, posting accruals and prepayments, analysing variances between actuals and forecasts/prior periods & cost schedules
• Responsible for recording professional fees, travel costs,payrolland other business partnering entries along with reviewing GRNI posting for aged balances
• Produce monthly reporting in a timely and accurate manner, updating the Senior Finance Analyst and Finance Manager on key highlights and trends
• Collaborating closely with the wider Finance function and other stakeholders throughout the business
• Support finance team on current initiativesand any ad hoc projects identified
• Preparing and optimising balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance with reporting standards
• Assisting in the successful delivery of interim and year-end audits ensuring all documentation provided is delivered in a timely manner and to auditable standard
• Updating applicable accounting policies and process notes along with identifying any control weaknesses to management

About You

• Part way through an accounting qualification (preferably CIMA orACCA).
• A proven ability to plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines.
• A strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
• Advanced skills in Excel.
• Strong attention to detail.
• A high standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data.
• An ability to organise own work and to take initiative.
• An ability to determine insightful observations from detail for management attention.
• Commercial awareness.
• Good communication/ interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Flexible and open to change.
• Pro-activeness.

BeneFITS’

• Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
• Employee sample sales
• 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
• Private medical care scheme
• Fixed Annual Payment in addition to your salary each year, it's just an extra thank you from us
• Opportunity for personalised learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role