Retail Finance Analyst — Store Profitability & Planning

Monsoon; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Bonus day off after 6 months

Employer pension with auto-enrolment

Life assurance

Flexible working

Staff discount up to 50%

Season ticket loans

On-campus wellness centre

Private healthcare option

Job summary

Monsoon is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst - Retail to partner with the Retail Director and Regional Business Managers, driving profitability across the UK store estate and informing decision making for Monsoon and Accessorize stores.

You will deliver reporting and analysis on performance, highlight financial risks by store, lead UK budgeting and forecasting, and contribute to business cases for new store investments with timely post-investment appraisals.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with CIMA/ACA/ACCA designation.
• Retail or consumer-facing finance experience preferred.
• Experience partnering with non-finance managers.
• Strong communication and Excel/system skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful reporting and store performance analysis across the UK store estate.
• Partner the Retail Director and Regional Business Managers to drive profitability.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and input into business cases for new store investments; run post-investment appraisals.
• Review period-end actuals, provide board-level commentary, balance sheet reconciliations and cash flow forecasts.
• Support the wider Commercial Finance team with cover and ad hoc requests.

Skills

Commercial finance

Non-Finance partnering

Excel skills

System skills

Communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA)

Job description

Monsoon is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst - Retail to partner with the Retail Director and Regional Business Managers, driving profitability across the UK store estate and informing decision making for Monsoon and Accessorize stores.

You will deliver reporting and analysis on performance, highlight financial risks by store, lead UK budgeting and forecasting, and contribute to business cases for new store investments with timely post-investment appraisals.