Senior Financial Analyst

Clarks; Street; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

Clarks is seeking a commercially minded Senior Finance Analyst to shape decision making across its Europe & UKROI Wholesale business. Reporting to the regional Head of Commercial Finance, you will deliver budgeting, forecasting, modelling and insightful analytics to support senior stakeholders.

You will partner with sales, merchandising and finance teams, develop Power BI reporting and contribute to analytics transformation across multiple European markets, with a hybrid 2-day-per-week office

Qualifications

• Strong commercial finance and analytical capability
• Experience in FP&A, business partnering or financial analysis
• Advanced financial modelling, forecasting and budgeting
• Excellent Excel skills and analytics tooling proficiency

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, forecasting and planning processes across Europe & UKROI Wholesale
• Produce and analyse weekly and monthly trading reports, identifying key trends, risks and opportunities
• Build financial models and scenario analyses to support commercial decision making
• Partner with sales, wholesale operations, merchandising and finance stakeholders across the business
• Deliver meaningful performance insights and recommendations to senior leaders
• Support business cases, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives
• Help improve reporting capabilities, automation and analytics across the Wholesale function
• Contribute to reporting tools and processes evolution, including Power BI-based reporting initiatives

Skills

Commercial finance

Financial analysis

Financial modelling

Forecasting & budgeting

Excel skills

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA finalist or progressing

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Street, Somerset (Hybrid: 2 days per week in the office)

At Clarks, we're transforming and growing our Europe & UKROI Wholesale business. Following sustained double-digit growth and ambitious expansion plans, we're looking for a commercially minded Senior Finance Analyst to help shape decision making, drive insights and support the continued success of one of the fastest-growing areas of our business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Commercial Finance Analyst, FP&A Analyst or newly qualified/finalist accountant looking to develop their career within a highly visible role supporting senior stakeholders across multiple European markets.

The Role

Reporting to the regional Head of Commercial Finance, you will provide financial planning, analysis and decision support across Clarks' Europe & UKROI Wholesale business.

Working closely with commercial and sales leadership teams, you will help drive performance through insightful analysis, forecasting, modelling and business partnering. You'll have exposure to multiple European markets and will play an important role in ongoing reporting and analytics transformation projects across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting, forecasting and planning processes across the Europe & UKROI Wholesale business.
• Produce and analyse weekly and monthly trading reports, identifying key trends, risks and opportunities.
• Build financial models and scenario analyses to support commercial decision making.
• Partner with sales, wholesale operations, merchandising and finance stakeholders across the business.
• Deliver meaningful performance insights and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Support business cases, investment appraisals and strategic initiatives.
• Help improve reporting capabilities, automation and analytics across the Wholesale function.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of reporting tools and processes, including Power BI-based reporting initiatives.

About You

We're open to candidates from a range of sectors and backgrounds, provided you bring strong commercial finance and analytical capability whether currently a Commercial or Financial Analyst, FP&A or a Finance Business Partner

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified, finalist, or actively progressing towards qualification.
• Experience within commercial finance, FP&A, business partnering or financial analysis.
• Strong financial modelling, forecasting and budgeting capability.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using reporting and analytics tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to influence, challenge and support decision making.
• A proactive, commercially focused mindset with a strong sense of urgency.

Retail or wholesale experience would be beneficial, but is not essential. Candidates from other commercial environments are encouraged to apply.

What We Offer

• Flexible/hybrid working options (2 days in the office typically)
• Career development and progression opportunities

Why Join Clarks

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across the UK and European Wholesale business, partnering with stakeholders across markets including France, Germany, Spain and Poland.

You'll be joining a growing part of the business, gaining direct exposure to senior leadership and helping drive meaningful change across reporting, analytics and commercial performance.

At Clarks, we're proud of our heritage, but equally excited about our future. We're investing in our people, our capabilities and our growth ambitions. This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact while developing your career within a globally recognised consumer brand.

About Clarks

With over 200 years of heritage, Clarks is a global footwear retailer and manufacturer known for craftsmanship, innovation and quality. From our beginnings in Somerset to our presence around the world today, we continue to evolve while staying true to the values that have defined us for generations.

Disclaimer:

Clarks is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals.