Finance Analyst - Franchise Growth (Hybrid)

Co-op Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday allowance

Pension

Onsite gym (Manchester HQ)

Product discounts

Salary advance

Virtual healthcare

24/7 support

Training and development

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Co-op Digital is hiring a Finance Analyst to join our Finance team and help shape and support the finance processes underpinning our growing franchise business. You’ll deliver reporting, analysis and financial support across franchise stores, working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive informed decision making.

This hybrid role in Manchester offers a salary of £35,000 - £41,000 plus excellent benefits, and the opportunity to influence franchise performance across

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with ability to analyse large data sets for financial insight.
• Finance qualification (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) or working towards it; qualified by experience.
• Keen eye for detail and accuracy.
• Ability to prioritise and manage own workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to build meaningful relationships and work collaboratively with internal and external partners and senior leaders.
• Passion for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Produce daily, weekly and periodic reporting to internal and external partners with insightful commentary.
• Provide tailored data analysis to understand performance and identify opportunities.
• Ensure new stores are correctly set up and ready to trade from day one: transactions, bank arrangements, systems configuration and reporting.
• Work closely with internal teams across finance, IT, retail operations and data and analytics to set up new franchise stores.
• Support the month end process, including calculating and requesting manual invoices/credits to franchisees, promotion accruals and other charges.
• Maintain accurate reconciliations and support audit queries.
• Support account management reviews, presenting operational performance and driving insightful conversations around variances.
• Provide support to the preparation of the annual budget and forecast process.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Finance qualification (CIMA/ACA/ACCA)

Attention to detail

Workload prioritisation

Relationship building

Continuous improvement

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Job description

Co-op Digital is hiring a Finance Analyst to join our Finance team and help shape and support the finance processes underpinning our growing franchise business. You’ll deliver reporting, analysis and financial support across franchise stores, working closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive informed decision making.

This hybrid role in Manchester offers a salary of £35,000 - £41,000 plus excellent benefits, and the opportunity to influence franchise performance across