Lead Planning Analyst

The Very Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail group in the East Midlands is seeking a candidate skilled in workforce systems to manage reporting and internal controls. The ideal applicant will have strong data analysis abilities, effective stakeholder communication, and a commitment to ensuring the accuracy of financial information. This position offers benefits like a 22-day holiday allowance and significant discounts on company products.

Benefits

Inclusive culture

22 days holiday + bank holidays

Udemy learning access

Bonus potential

Up to 25% discount

Matched pension up to 6%

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of workforce systems and their functionalities.
• Ability to analyze data and generate reports effectively.
• Understanding of accounting standards and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Finance, HR, and Operations on reporting goals.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of workforce reports.
• Identify process improvement opportunities.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Problem-solving

Stakeholder communication

Job description

About the role

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as Finance, HR, and Operations, to align reporting goals and strategies with the overall objectives of the organization.
• Stakeholder communication ensuring any changes to the workforce system is clearly communicated in a timely manner.
• Involved in establishing and maintaining internal controls to safeguard employee data and ensure the accuracy of financial information. They may also coordinate with internal or external auditors during the audit process.
• Implementing systems to track and monitor employee workforce access levels to ensure the appropriate access in given and a sign off process is in place.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of workforce reports. This includes verifying the data, performing reconciliations, and conducting quality checks to minimize errors and discrepancies.
• Ensures workforce reports are properly formatted and presented in a clear and understandable manner. This may involve using charts, graphs, and tables to visualize the financial information and highlight key insights.
• Provide support for testing requirements for workforce system changes or updates.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvement, implementing best practices, and staying updated with industry trends and regulations related to the workforce system.

About you

• A strong understanding of workforce systems including knowledge of functionalities, features, and capabilities.
• The ability to analyse data. This includes skills in data manipulation, data visualization, and data interpretation to derive meaningful insights from the workforce data.
• Proficiency in generating reports and conducting analytics using the workforce system is important. This includes the ability to create customized reports, analyse trends, and present data in a clear and concise manner.
• Understanding of accounting standards, internal controls, and audit processes to ensure compliance with regulations and accurate financial reporting.
• Ability to identify reporting challenges, analyse options, and make informed decisions to support strategic goals.
• The ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders to understand their requirements and ensure alignment with the workforce system.
• Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to identify issues or challenges related to the workforce system and develop effective solutions.

Some of our benefits

• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• 22 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access.
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.