Lead Financial Insights Analyst - Proposition

Co-op; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail organization is seeking a Lead Financial Insights Analyst for its Manchester City Centre office. This hybrid role involves using data insights to support financial planning and business performance. Candidates should have an accountancy qualification and experience in analysis. The position offers a salary between £40,000 and £50,000, excellent benefits, including a pension scheme and bonuses. Join a company committed to diversity and inclusion and help shape financial strategies that impact the retail sector.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

10% employer pension contributions

Access to a subsidised onsite gym

30% discount on products

Virtual healthcare support

Training and support for development

Qualifications

• Experience in insight, analysis, or FP&A team.
• Strong understanding of budgets and forecasts.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide value analysis to support business teams.
• Deliver accurate reports and financial plans.
• Identify risks and embed into forecasts.
• Support leadership communication for informed decisions.
• Conduct trial analysis for key projects.
• Report changes to the external economic market.

Skills

Analytical methods

Commercial insight

Data modelling

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Risk identification

Continuous improvement

Education

Accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)

Job description

Lead Financial Insights Analyst - Proposition

£40,000 – £50,000 plus excellent benefits, including up to 10% employer pension contributions and an annual incentive scheme (Work Level 6A)

12-month fixed-term contract

Manchester City Centre - in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office 1 or 2 days per week (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

We’re looking for a Lead Financial Insights Analyst to join our commercial and proposition finance team to support performance insights, data modelling and reporting across our retail business.

Why this role matters

In this role you’ll be partnering with our finance business partners and wider transformation programme 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 have the financial and analytical skills that we’re looking for, 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 commercial and promotions teams, 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 potential risks 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
• Provide trial analysis and support for key projects, including test and learn analysis
• Identify any new techniques and methodologies to improve insights and regularly report on any changes to the external economic market

What you’ll bring

• An accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) or in the final stages of working towards one
• Previous experience working in an insight, analysis or FP&A team
• A solid understanding of analytical methods, practices and techniques including a hypothesis framework approach to answering questions
• Knowledge and understanding of budgets and forecasts
• Strong IT skills, including proficient use of Microsoft Excel
• The ability to prioritise the right tasks in a complex, changing environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to present to financial and non-financial partners, challenging and influencing where necessary
• The ability to spot new opportunities and drive continuous improvement

Why Co-op?

• 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 service
• Training and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme

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.

We’re proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we’ll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion

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.