Finance Master Data Specialist

CO-OP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail organization based in Manchester is seeking a Finance Master Data Specialist to optimize financial master data processes. This role involves collaborating with internal teams to ensure data quality, processing requests, and training team members. Ideal candidates will have strong SAP experience and excellent communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits offered, including hybrid working options.

Benefits

30% off Co-op branded products

Annual bonus

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

Subsidised onsite gym

Coaching and training for career development

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and mastering SAP finance data.
• Ability to discuss potential challenges with relevant colleagues.
• Keen attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of a standardized master data model.
• Ensure timely processing of all work received.
• Train new and existing team members.

Skills

SAP finance data maintenance

SAP ECC or SAP S4 HANA experience

General ledger knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Finance Master Data Specialist

£24,000 to £32,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 6B)

Manchester city centre, hybrid working: time between home and coming into our Manchester office at least once a week. Find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy.

We’re looking for a Finance Master Data Specialist to join a brand-new team within our wider Co-op Business Services (CBS) organisation. CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable and cost-effective business services across our Co-op. You’ll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of ‘co-operating to build more value for member-owners everyday’.

As a Finance Master Data Specialist, you’ll support in optimising our financial master data processes. We’ll look to you to help us make better decisions and improve our overall financial performance. You’ll support in the development and completion of the roadmap for financial master data, including the design and implementation of SAP Data Dimensions and hierarchies. This is an exciting time to join us, as we look to transform our finance systems and implement SAP S4 HANA.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of a standardised master data model across Co-op for finance master data
• Collaborate with internal partners, from various finance teams, to make sure the data model meets their needs and facilitates efficient financial processing in SAP systems
• Ensure the timely processing of all work received into the department
• Challenge and action any master data set-up and amendment requests, following the verification process
• Assist in the production and review of process documentation
• Train new and existing team members, providing support and guidance when needed
• Establish a clear governance framework for managing financial master data on an ongoing basis, implement controls and ensure data quality and compliance
• Proactively look for ways to continuously improve, focusing on customer service and colleague experience

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining and mastering SAP finance data
• Experience working with SAP ECC or SAP S4 HANA
• Experience of general ledger, cost centre and profit centre
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to discuss any potential challenges with the relevant colleagues
• Brilliant analytical skills with a keen attention to detail
• Great computer skills with a proficiency in Microsoft Office programmes and the ability to easily pick up new systems

Why Co-op? / Benefits

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job. We’ll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply. If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process. You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes up to 50 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.