Senior Finance Analyst Retail

Burberry; Greater London; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury fashion brand is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to provide commercial finance support for the retail business. This role involves ensuring financial accuracy, preparing budgets, and collaborating with various teams to improve productivity and profitability. Ideal candidates will have a degree in finance or accounting, strong Excel skills, and 3–5 years of finance experience. The expected salary range is $110,000 to $120,000 per year, with additional compensation opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of FP&A or Finance experience, wholesale or luxury retail preferred.
• Experience with ERP and BI tools beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager in driving productivity and profitability across all retail channels.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts for retail sales, margin, payroll, and operational expenses.
• Produce reporting with insights on trends, KPIs, and projections.
• Perform monthly P&L reviews, ensuring data accuracy.
• Develop financial models and identify opportunities for process improvement.

Skills

Strong communication skills – written and oral

Excellent Excel Skills with modelling experience

Commercially minded

Detail-oriented

Proactive in problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field

Tools

ERP (SAP/Oracle)

BI tools (Tableau, Power BI)

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Senior Finance Analyst Retail

Department: FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Location: New York, New York (US-NY), US

INTRODUCTION

JOB PURPOSE

Provide commercial finance support to key stakeholders for the Americas retail business, driving performance, productivity, and profitability across mainline, digital, and outlet channels. This role focuses on delivering accurate financial reporting, insightful analysis, and continuous process improvements for all aspects of the retail operation, including sales, margin, people cost, and store-related OPEX.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Finance Manager in driving productivity and profitability across all retail channels (mainline, digital, outlet) by consistently partnering with different retail/operations teams on their day-to-day decisions.
• Prepare timely and accurate budgets and forecasts for retail sales, margin, payroll/FTE costs (including hourly and monthly wages, commissions, incentives, bonuses, and benefits), and all store-related operational expenses (office expenses, r&m, cleaning, security, etc.).
• Produce weekly/monthly reporting with actionable insights on trends, KPIs, and projections specific to retail.
• Perform monthly P&L reviews for retail, ensuring accuracy and robustness of financial data.
• Develop and maintain financial models and reporting tools for retail; identify opportunities for automation and process improvement to improve both efficiency and even financial accuracy.
• Take ownership of file-building and process documentation to support recurring and ad hoc analysis.
• Collaborate with accounting teams to streamline month-end activities and transactional reporting for retail.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and support to retail stakeholders as needed.
• Partner with commercial teams to challenge performance and provide financial guidance and overall understanding of the retail business.
• Support the Finance Director and CFO as appropriate.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Strong communication skills – written and oral
• Excellent Excel Skills with modelling experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field
• 3–5+ years of FP&A or Finance experience; wholesale or luxury retail strongly preferred
• Commercially minded, detail-oriented, and proactive in problem-solving
• Experience with ERP (SAP/Oracle) and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) preferred

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Completion of budget/forecast processes within deadlines and with high accuracy.
• Robust and timely month-end close with clear insights on key drivers.
• Delivery of relevant, accurate, and actionable reporting and analysis.
• Strong partnerships with commercial teams and credibility through output.

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

• Expected base salary for the role will generally be between $110,000 and $120,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.
• This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.