Senior Finance Analyst - Supplier Funding

BOOTS; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Senior Finance Analyst on a 12-month FTC basis, responsible for improving supplier funding processes. You will work with various stakeholders across the Trading Function and Finance, ensuring timely project delivery and fostering strong relationships. This role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, as well as some finance qualifications.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills and ability to multitask.
• Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively.
• Knowledge of accounting procedures and software systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal audit recovery on Supplier Funding area.
• Support WBA finance transformation and improve processes.
• Engage with stakeholders on leakage risks and monitor outputs.

Skills

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Communication skills

Excel skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Finance professional qualification

Job description

Senior Finance Analyst - Supplier Funding

12 months FTC

Vyoma Gandhi - [e-mail]

About the role

The Senior Analyst is part of a team who are accountable for supporting the delivery of efficient and effective supplier funding processes across the Boots UK & Ireland business.

You will be responsible for working with all levels across the Trading Function, Finance and External providers to ensure an accurate and timely delivery of processes are managed. You will be expected to develop and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally.

Key responsibilities

You will be accountable for managing the internal audit recovery on the Supplier Funding area, alongside this you will also support with the delivery of projects improving the Supplier funding process. This will involve:

· Support with the delivery of WBA finance transformation / change initiative projects.

· Business partnering with the category trading areas to manage the delivery of supplier funding into the business.

· Be a main point of contact and escalation for the project team to deliver business readiness activities, working directly with the Supplier Funding team, project team, trading and suppliers.

· Promote and drive continuous improvement linking in with the project team.

· Coordinate the roll out of any supplier funding process changes with the Supplier Funding Team ensuring that they are trained in new ways of working.

· Monitoring the output of our third- party Recovery Auditors, holding them to account on agreed targets.

· Identify where Supplier Funding process improvements are required to mitigate future leakage risk.

· Complete validations on external and Internal claims.

· Contribute to simplification projects to lead efficiency across end-to-end supplier funding processes.

· Engagement with commercial stakeholders on leakage risks.

What you'll need to have

· We are looking for an inspired multi-tasker, with excellent organisational skills.

· The ability to build and maintain strong relationships.

· Effective communication skills with a will to deliver and ability to work collaboratively and cross functionally.

· Be Influential and confident to manage challenge and competing priorities.

· Working knowledge of computer software systems and accounting procedures along with having excel skills.

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

• A finance professional qualification

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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