Lead Financial Insights Analyst

CO-OP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension with employer contributions

Gym access (onsite)

Discount on Co-op products

Job summary

Co-op is seeking a Lead Financial Insights Analyst to join our Propositions Finance Team to support performance insights, data modelling and reporting across our Food retail business.

In this role you will partner with finance business partners and the propositions/commercial team to identify opportunities or risks, incorporate them into forecasts, budgets and strategic plans, and help drive informed decisions that improve performance.

Qualifications

• An accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) or in the final stages of working towards one.

Responsibilities

• Use commercial insight and data modelling to provide value analysis for performance improvement.
• Deliver detailed and accurate reports, financial plans and insightful analysis with business leaders.
• Embed risks and opportunities into forecasts with clear financial impacts.
• Provide reconciliation and variance analysis across business areas weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly.
• Support leadership communication to enable well-informed decisions and tell the performance story.
• Offer trial analyses and support for key projects and test/learn analyses.
• Monitor new techniques to improve insights and report on external market changes.

Skills

ACA

CIMA

ACCA

Job description

We're looking for a Lead Financial Insights Analyst to join our Propositions Finance Team to support performance insights, data modelling and reporting across our Food retail business. Why this role matters In this role you'll be partnering with our finance business partners and wider propositions/commercial team to support change initiatives, identifying any opportunities or risks that might have a financial impact, and adding those into our forecasts, budgets, and strategic plans. If you can bring us the financial and analytical skills that we need, we can offer you the opportunity to build your career with a business that always puts people at the heart of its strategy.

What you'll do

• Use your commercial insight and data modelling skills to provide value analysis to support the propositions team, with a focus on insights where we can take action and improve business performance
• Work closely with key business leaders to deliver detailed and accurate reports, financial plans and insightful analysis
• Make sure any risk and opportunities are identified and embedded into future forecasts, presenting any financial impacts they might have
• Provide reconciliation and variance analysis across the different business areas on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis
• Support communication with the leadership teams to make sure they can make well informed decisions that improve business performance and helping to tell the story of performance
• Provide trial analysis and support for key projects, including test and learn analysis
• Look out for any new techniques and methodologies to improve insights and regularly report on any changes to the external economic market

Qualifications

• An accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) or in the final stages of working towards one
• Experience in insight, analysis, or FP&A teams with strong knowledge of budgets and forecasts
• Strong analytical skills, with experience applying analytical methods, including hypothesis-driven approaches, alongside advanced Excel skills
• Strong communication skills, capable of presenting and influencing both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• The ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment and drive continuous improvement

Benefits

• 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)
• 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
• Stream - early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice
• 24/7 colleague support serviceTraining and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme

Company Culture

At Co-op, we're owned by our members. And because we're owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a movement. We're an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we're powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive,

A place you'll belong. We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.