Finance Analyst

Holland & Barrett; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holidays

Private medical insurance

Pension plan

Life assurance 2x salary

Colleague product allowance

Wellhub membership

Cycle to Work

Retail discounts

Job summary

Holland & Barrett in Nuneaton seeks a Finance Analyst to partner with Finance Business Partners and commercial teams. You’ll analyse performance, provide insights, and support month-end close while engaging with budgeting and forecasting.

You’ll bring strong Excel skills, experience in finance, and exposure to Power BI or SQL; retail finance experience is advantageous. Hybrid 2-days in-office with occasional travel.

Qualifications

• You’ll have experience as a Finance Analyst, Management Accountant, or similar with strong month-end grounding.
• You’re confident with Excel, Pivot Tables, SUMIFS and lookups.
• Experience in Retail or Commercial Finance is useful; progress toward professional qualifications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyse performance against budget, forecast and prior year; identify drivers.
• Turn financial data into actionable insight for decision-makers.
• Support weekly/monthly reporting and month-end close.
• Participate in budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling.
• Prepare analyses for commercial decisions and investment cases.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partners and non-finance teams.
• Identify opportunities to simplify reporting and processes.

Skills

Finance Analyst

Management Accountant

Excel (Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, lookups)

Power BI

SQL

CIMA / ACCA / ACA (studying)

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA progression

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Nuneaton | Full-time | Permanent | Hybrid

You’ll be based from our Nuneaton office, with a minimum of 2 days a week in the office and occasional travel to other Holland & Barrett locations.

Intro

You know how to do the reporting. You understand month-end. You’re comfortable in Excel.

Now you want a role where you can get closer to the business.

As a Finance Analyst in our Analyst team team, you’ll work with Finance Business Partners and commercial teams to understand what’s really driving performance - not just report what happened.

Your initial focus is likely to include Supplier Funding, Supplier P&L and Range Reviews, so you’ll get exposure to some genuinely commercial conversations from the start.

And because this sits within our wider Finance Analyst team, there’s room for that exposure to broaden as you develop.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Analyse performance against budget, forecast and prior year and get underneath the reasons why.
• Turn financial and trading data into useful insight for the people making decisions.
• Support weekly and monthly reporting and the month-end close.
• Get involved in budgeting, forecasting and scenario modelling.
• Produce analysis for commercial decisions, investment cases and wider business activity.
• Work closely with Finance Business Partners and non-Finance teams.
• Spot opportunities to make reporting and processes simpler and more effective.

What You’ll Bring

You’ll have experience in a Finance Analyst, Management Accountant or similar role, with a good grounding in accounting and month-end.

You’ll be confident using Excel, including Pivot Tables, SUMIFS and lookups.

But the bit we’re really interested in is what you do after you’ve built the spreadsheet.

Can you see what matters? Ask the right questions? Explain the story behind the numbers to someone outside Finance?

If so, you’ll probably enjoy this role.

Retail or Commercial Finance experience would be useful, as would Power BI, SQL or working towards CIMA, ACCA or ACA. They’re advantages rather than a checklist.

Benefits

Holidays

• 33 days, including bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme

Health & Wellbeing

• 24/7 Virtual GP access
• Private medical insurance - single cover (after 12 months' service)
• Annual free at-home health testing kit (after 6 months' service)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and a network of Mental Health First Aiders whenever you need support

Financial Wellbeing

• Workplace pension with employer contribution
• Life assurance (2x salary, after 6 months' service)

Reward

• £50 Colleague product allowance on Holland & Barrett products (after 6 months' service)

Lifestyle & Everyday Benefits

• Access to cashback and discounts from a wide range of retailers
• 25% colleague discount, available in store and online
• Free Wellhub membership, with discounted access to gyms, studios and premium wellbeing apps
• Cycle to Work scheme

If you want to get closer to the commercial decisions behind the numbers, this could be the role for you.

Bring your finance experience, your curiosity and your ability to turn numbers into something people can use.

About Holland & Barrett

At Holland & Barrett, we exist to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone, adding quality years to life.

We’ve been trusted for more than 150 years, but we’re still changing - how we work, how we use data and technology, and how we make wellness simpler and more accessible.

Inclusion & Accessibility statement

We want everyone to feel welcome at Holland & Barrett.

We value different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives, and we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement listed.

If you need any adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Holland and Barrett is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diverse perspectives and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. We understand that when our colleagues are listened to, respected and valued for who they are, we build an organisation with belonging at its heart - making health and wellness a way of life for everyone.

Holland & Barrett does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland & Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).