Senior Finance Analyst - Commerical

inploi; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company in Dunstable is looking for an experienced commercial finance analyst to join their team. This role involves supporting the commercial finance manager with insights on pricing and promotions, as well as financial analysis for selected product categories. Candidates should be ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified, have strong Excel skills, and experience with Oracle Financials. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a growing business.

Qualifications

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified with retail experience.
• Strong Excel skills, VBA ideal but not essential.
• Experience with Oracle Financials and SAP Business Objects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the commercial finance manager with insights and analysis.
• Provide margin, pricing, and promotions analysis.
• Manage promotional funding and supplier income agreements.

Skills

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified

Strong Excel skills

Previous experience with Oracle Financials

Power BI experience

Tools

Oracle Financials

SAP Business Objects

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Role Purpose: With the continuing growth of the business we are looking for an experienced commercial finance analyst to join a small but hardworking team where you can make a real difference. The key purpose of the role is to support the commercial finance manager, commercial director, senior executive team, buying and supply chain teams with value-adding information and insight to meet business objectives. As Savers is part of a larger group, you will be dealing with stakeholders both in the UK and overseas.

Responsibilities

• Your specialist area will be margin, pricing and promotions. Price competitiveness is key for Savers, so the role will involve providing insights and analysis to the Commercial team on opportunities to enhance margin whilst remaining competitive. Promotional reporting and effectiveness, to aid in driving promotional sales and margin.
• Elements of weekly reporting are required, with a view to developing more automation and improving processes.
• You will provide analysis and financial support for selected product categories. This involves sales and margin analysis, managing promotional funding and retrospective supplier income agreements/invoices and helping the commercial and supply chain teams better manage stock purchases.
• You will be expected to support with forecasting and budgeting month end accounting requirements and ad hoc commercial analysis.
• Be ready to step up and fill in for other team members and the Commercial Finance Manager where needed.
• You will be responsible for one or more specialist areas in commercial finance which may cover Stock, Supplier Income, Pricing, Promotions, Product Range Analysis and anything else as determined by business needs. This includes improving your knowledge in that area, revising processes and improving reporting to the stakeholders.

What you’ll need

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified with retail experience (PQ considered for high quality candidates with proven track records)
• Strong Excel (VBA ideal but not essential)
• Previous experience with Oracle Financials and SAP Business Objects preferred
• Power BI experience would be an advantage

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