Finance Analyst

Boots; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Bonus

Employee discounts

Parental leave pay

Flexible benefits

Counselling support

Job summary

Boots is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst for the IT Finance Team in the UK to partner with senior leaders, drive performance insights and support budgeting, forecasting and KPI reporting.

You will lead month-end processes, manage the Genpact offshore team and contribute to finance system enhancements, with a focus on accuracy, pace and impact across IT finance and the wider business.

Qualifications

• Recently qualified or part-qualified accountant, such as CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in management reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and produce accurate reporting.
• Strong PowerPoint skills, with the ability to present insight clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Confidence working with financial data, commentary and variance analysis in a complex business environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and support effective business partnering.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end planning, reporting and variance analysis to ensure accurate and timely financial results.
• Build a strong understanding of the IT cost base, providing insight, data and commentary to support wider FP&A reporting.
• Manage the offshore Genpact Finance Team, supporting high-quality output, effective collaboration and team development.
• Support business partnering activity across month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Help drive understanding of KPIs, translating financial performance into clear, useful insight for stakeholders.
• Assist with the management of direct and indirect recharges across the wider business.
• Work with the Finance Business Partner on SG&A project initiatives when required.
• Maintain data integrity across SAP and Planning Analytics, contributing to future finance system enhancements.
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement and automation to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Finance, Business and Group teams to deliver a consolidated view of performance.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CIMA/ACCA

Tools

SAP

Planning Analytics

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst - IT Finance Team

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Analyst to join our IT Finance team at Boots. In this role, you’ll play a key part in driving effective business partnering across a fast-moving technology landscape, helping senior leaders understand performance, cost drivers and KPIs. You’ll deliver insightful analysis, high-quality reporting and clear commentary that supports strategic decision-making across IT Finance and the wider business. You’ll also manage the offshore Genpact Finance Team, support budgeting and forecasting activity, and help improve finance processes, systems and reporting so the team can work with greater accuracy, pace and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end planning, reporting and variance analysis to ensure accurate and timely financial results.
• Build a strong understanding of the IT cost base, providing insight, data and commentary to support wider FP&A reporting.
• Manage the offshore Genpact Finance Team, supporting high-quality output, effective collaboration and team development.
• Support business partnering activity across month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Help drive understanding of KPIs, translating financial performance into clear, useful insight for stakeholders.
• Assist with the management of direct and indirect recharges across the wider business.
• Work with the Finance Business Partner on SG&A project initiatives when required.
• Maintain data integrity across SAP and Planning Analytics, contributing to future finance system enhancements.
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvement and automation to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with Finance, Business and Group teams to deliver a consolidated view of performance.

What You'll Need To Have (our Must-haves)

• Recently qualified or part-qualified accountant, such as CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in management reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and produce accurate reporting.
• Strong PowerPoint skills, with the ability to present insight clearly to senior stakeholders.
• Confidence working with financial data, commentary and variance analysis in a complex business environment.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and support effective business partnering.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience using SAP.
• Experience with Planning Analytics or similar planning and reporting tools.
• A proactive mindset, with a focus on continuous improvement and automation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative, inclusive approach to teamwork.
• Experience supporting finance system enhancements or working across shared service or offshore finance delivery models.
• Strong financial discipline and the confidence to partner with senior leaders.

Where your brilliance can take you

This role gives you the opportunity to business partner with senior leaders across the IT function, shaping decisions through high-quality analysis and clear performance insight. You’ll build your experience across month-end, budgeting, forecasting, KPIs, recharges and finance systems, while also mentoring and developing the Genpact team.

At Boots, you’ll be trusted and supported to bring solutions, embrace change and help drive progress. With exposure to wider Finance initiatives and a collaborative team around you, this is a brilliant opportunity to grow your business partnering capability and make a meaningful impact.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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A Bit About Us

At Boots Ireland, we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we're committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

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