Transformation Finance Analyst – Data-Driven & Impactful

Halfords; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

Pension

Life assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Enhanced family leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Halfords is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to support Avayler and Group Functions Finance in Redditch. You will partner with project teams, deliver financial analysis, forecasting and governance for active transformation projects, and build reporting that drives informed decisions.

You will lead month-end processes, develop automated insights, and communicate clearly with non-finance audiences across multiple teams while thriving in a data-driven, evolving environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing CIMA or ACCA with solid finance concepts.
• Experience in project finance or project accounting.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to build analytical models from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project stakeholders to provide financial analysis, forecasting and governance.
• Build and improve reporting suites; identify opportunities to automate processes.
• Support month-end activities including accruals, outturns, reforecasting and budgeting.
• Analyse large datasets in Excel and present findings to non-finance stakeholders.
• Support PMO and Transformation Office with project governance and compliance.
• Monitor project spend and benefits; assist in business case modelling.
• Support wider team with analysis and reporting as required.

Skills

Excel modelling

Stakeholder comms

Data storytelling

Autonomy

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Problem solving

Education

CIMA/ACCA in progress

Tools

SAP

AI tools

Job description

Halfords is seeking a Senior Finance Analyst to support Avayler and Group Functions Finance in Redditch. You will partner with project teams, deliver financial analysis, forecasting and governance for active transformation projects, and build reporting that drives informed decisions.

You will lead month-end processes, develop automated insights, and communicate clearly with non-finance audiences across multiple teams while thriving in a data-driven, evolving environment.