Finance Manager

Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy seeks a Finance Analyst for a fast-growing consumer brand in North West London. The ideal candidate should be qualified and have proven experience in revenue analysis within retail or e-commerce environments. Responsibilities include detailed revenue analysis, month-end close support, and budget forecasting. This role requires strong Excel skills and the ability to work closely with commercial teams, with a contract to permanent position available and a salary between £60,000 and £70,000.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a revenue-focused finance or analytical role.
• Experience within retail, fashion, or e-commerce.
• Ability to translate numbers into clear business insights.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver detailed revenue analysis across multiple sales channels.
• Monitor sales performance, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support month-end close with a focus on revenue recognition.

Skills

Qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Strong Excel skills

Commercially curious

Detail-oriented

Tools

ERP systems

BI/reporting tools

Job description

Overview

Finance Analyst - North West London, Apparel & Fashion - Paying £60,000 - £70,000 - 4/5 Days in Office - Contract to Perm Position

We are recruiting for an immediately available Finance Analyst for a fantastic high growth consumer brand on a contract to perm basis.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working closely with commercial, e-commerce, and operational teams to drive performance through data-led insights.

You will play a key role in analysing revenue streams, improving reporting accuracy, and supporting decision-making as the business continues to scale. You will report into the Head of Finance/CFO.

Please note you must have previous experience within a similar position and in the retail or consumer sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver detailed revenue analysis across multiple sales channels (e-commerce, wholesale, international).
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly sales performance, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support month-end close with a focus on revenue recognition, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Partner with commercial and trading teams to provide actionable insights on pricing, promotions, and product performance.
• Build and maintain clear, reliable financial models and forecasts related to revenue and margin.
• Improve reporting processes, dashboards, and controls to enhance data quality and visibility.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and ad-hoc analysis as required by senior finance stakeholders.
• Support the reconciliation and analysis of returns, refunds, and chargebacks, ensuring accurate net revenue reporting.
• Work closely with operations and logistics teams to analyse the financial impact of shipping, duties, and fulfilment costs on revenue and margin.
• Assist in developing and maintaining KPIs and performance metrics to track revenue quality and customer behaviour.
• Provide analytical support for new initiatives, market launches, and channel expansion, including post-launch performance reviews.

Key Requirements

• Must be Qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Proven experience in a revenue-focused finance or analytical role, ideally within retail, fashion, or e-commerce.
• Strong Excel skills; confidence handling large data sets and financial models.
• Experience working with ERP systems and BI/reporting tools is highly desirable.
• Commercially curious with the ability to translate numbers into clear business insight.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-moving, hands-on environment
• Must be willing to work 5 days in their amazing Offices
• Must be Immediately Available or very short notice period.

If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email [e-mail].

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