Retail Finance Analyst — Hybrid & Growth Focus

Mint Velvet; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Life assurance

Discretionary bonus

Staff discount

Season ticket loan

Summer hours on Fridays

Induction & development support

Job summary

Mint Velvet is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst in High Wycombe for a hybrid role. You will partner with stakeholders to deliver financial insight, support budgeting and forecasting, and develop robust models driving profitability and investment decisions.

You will deliver trading and performance reporting, challenge assumptions, and translate data into actionable recommendations across trading and operational areas. A proactive, collaborative mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in Commercial Finance, FP&A or a Finance Analyst position.
• Strong Excel skills and financial modelling experience.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly.
• Proven ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful trading and commercial reporting with key trends and risks.
• Analyse sales, margin, stock and profitability; provide recommendations.
• Partner with Retail, Marketing and Head Office as finance advisor.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting across stores.
• Develop robust financial models and management information dashboards.
• Create compelling presentations to illustrate business performance.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve reporting processes.

Skills

Commercial Finance

FP&A

Excel modelling

Budgeting & Forecasting

Management reporting

Stakeholder partnering

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Job description

Mint Velvet is seeking a Commercial Finance Analyst in High Wycombe for a hybrid role. You will partner with stakeholders to deliver financial insight, support budgeting and forecasting, and develop robust models driving profitability and investment decisions.

You will deliver trading and performance reporting, challenge assumptions, and translate data into actionable recommendations across trading and operational areas. A proactive, collaborative mindset is essential.