finance analyst

Starbucks Corp.; Chiswick; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Starbucks Global Academy

Employee discounts

Job summary

Starbucks Coffee Company in London is seeking a finance analyst to support forecasting, planning, performance reporting and financial analysis across multiple functions. You'll coordinate the forecast cycle, consolidate inputs from Finance Business Partners, and deliver timely reporting to stakeholders.

The role requires advanced Power BI and Excel skills, and experience with SQL, Alteryx, Anaplan or similar tools to automate reporting, build dashboards and generate actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Preferably part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting is desirable.
• Experience in multisite retail or large corporate environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support forecasting, planning, performance reporting and financial analysis across assigned functions.
• Coordinate forecast cycle and consolidate inputs from Finance Partners.
• Develop dashboards and analytical tools to aid decision-making.
• Produce weekly and monthly performance reporting and ad hoc analyses.
• Build and maintain financial models and business cases; drive cost control.
• Partner with stakeholders; contribute to governance and continuous improvement.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Presentation skills

Data storytelling

Education

Part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting

Tools

Power BI

Excel

SQL

Alteryx

Anaplan

Job description

We’re looking for a finance analyst to join our team here at Starbucks. A place where you’re valued, challenged, and inspired. Where your voice is brewed into everything we do. At Starbucks, we’re all about you.As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for supporting the delivery of forecasting, planning, performance reporting, and financial analysis across assigned functions, coordinating the forecast cycle, consolidating inputs from Finance Business Partners, and ensuring timely and accurate reporting to stakeholders. You will also develop dashboards and analytical tools to enhance decision-making, produce weekly and monthly performance reporting, support budgeting and forecasting processes, and provide ad hoc financial analysis across a range of commercial and operational initiatives.We’ll look to you to bring your relevant finance qualifications and experience, ideally being part or recently qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent), ideally within multisite retail or large corporate environments. You’ll be a data analytics and systems expertise with advanced Power BI and Excel skills, with experience using SQL, Alteryx, Anaplan or similar tools to manage, transform and analyse data with a proven ability to automate reporting, improve data quality, build dashboards and generate actionable business insights. We’re looking to see your commercial acumen and business partnering experience, working cross-functionally as a trusted finance partner, supporting decision-making and explaining complex concepts to non-finance stakeholders, which means you’ll need strong communication, influencing, and presentation skills.The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same! Working as our finance analyst, you’ll get involved in:Delivering insightful reporting, analysis, and performance tracking, producing accurate and timely financial reporting, analysing performance against budget and forecasts, providing clear variance commentary and actionable insights to support decision-makingSupporting forecasting, planning, and financial modelling activities and increasingly owning forecasting cycles (rolling forecasts, quarterly plans, AOP), building and maintaining financial models and business cases aligned to operational and strategic plansPartnering with stakeholders to drive cost control and commercial performance, collaborating cross-functionally to support cost control, challenge assumptions and provide financial insightsBuilding strong relationships across finance (EMEA, US) and business teams to enable accountability and planningOwning and enhancing data, systems, and reporting tools, maintaining data accuracy across systems (e.g. Anaplan, Power BI) managing reporting outputs, and continuously improving and simplifying models, dashboards, and processes to drive efficiency and insightSupporting governance, insights, and continuous improvement, contributing to monthly business reviews, presentations, and ad hoc analysis; identifying risks and opportunities, supporting data and reporting strategy, and proactively improving ways of working across the finance teamIn return, we’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits that include:25 days holiday a year (plus Bank Holidays)Flexible benefits – in addition to the benefits listed here we’ll also provide you with an additional 4% to allow you to select the benefits that suit youLife assurance and private medical insurance for yourselfComprehensive training (including coffee knowledge!) and access to Starbucks Global Academy (our online learning platform to help continuously develop yourself)Free bag of coffee each week and a 30% partner discounts on food, beverages, and merchandiseDiscounts with local and national retailers (cell phones, gym memberships, entertainment tickets, hotels, etc.) through Perks at Work platformSubscription to HeadspaceHome Sweet Loan (Interest-free loans that can be paid back over 12 months to help pay your rental deposit)Bean stock options for all partners (own part of Starbucks!)A free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme available to you and your familySo, if you’re looking for a new opportunity, with us you’ll be welcomed, you’ll be challenged, you’ll be inspired. Here you’ll be heard. Because here, you’re a part of it all. Here you belong.Starbucks is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All applicants and partners will be treated fairly, without regard to race, religion, sex, nationality, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity and expression.Know someone who would be a perfect fit? Share this opportunity with them! At Starbucks, there’s always room for one more