Senior Financial Insights Analyst — Hybrid & Impact

4695 Broadford; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Holiday entitlement 28 days + 32 with

Pension with employer contributions

Onsite gym

Employee discounts

Pay stream access

Virtual healthcare

24/7 colleague support

Training and development

Cycle-to-work

Job summary

Co-op is seeking a Lead Financial Insights Analyst in Manchester to support performance insights, data modelling, and reporting across our Food retail business. The role partners with finance and commercial teams to forecast, budget, and plan, and to highlight opportunities and risks for action.

You will work in a hybrid setup, one day in the office per week, and collaborate with leadership to communicate insights and influence decisions.

Qualifications

• ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent accounting qualification.
• Experience in insight, analysis, FP&A or budgeting/forecasting.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide value analysis via data modelling to support performance improvements.
• Deliver detailed reports, financial plans and insights to leaders.
• Identify risks/opportunities and embed into forecasts.
• Provide reconciliation and variance analysis across business areas.
• Support leadership with clear performance narratives.
• Run trial analyses for key projects and tests.
• Explore new methods to improve insights and report market changes.

Skills

Accountancy qualification

Forecasting & budgeting

Data modelling

Excel advanced

Stakeholder communication

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Co-op is seeking a Lead Financial Insights Analyst in Manchester to support performance insights, data modelling, and reporting across our Food retail business. The role partners with finance and commercial teams to forecast, budget, and plan, and to highlight opportunities and risks for action.

You will work in a hybrid setup, one day in the office per week, and collaborate with leadership to communicate insights and influence decisions.