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Senior Finance Analyst

HW People
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 22 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Senior Finance Analyst position is available at a leading retail business in Leeds, offering a competitive salary.
  • Candidates should be fully qualified accountants (ACCA, ACA, or ACMA) and possess some experience in a finance function, including roles in audit or analytics.
  • The role involves providing analytical support, reporting on sales and profitability, and assisting in budgeting and forecasting.
  • Strong communication and advanced Excel skills are essential, as the analyst will present findings to senior stakeholders.
  • This full-time role offers a hybrid working pattern and significant opportunities for career progression in commercial finance.

Are you interested in working as a Senior Finance Analyst for a leading retail business in Leeds?

This is a great developmental role for a newly / fully qualified Accountant looking to gain experience in an analytical role.

You will report into a Senior Finance Business Partner and provide high quality analytical support for the stores of this retail business.

Day to day:

  • Support the Senior Finance Business Partner day to day
  • Provide updates to senior leaders on sales and profitability analysis
  • Support on cost control, identifying cost savings
  • Problem solve; understand inefficiencies within the stores and support business improvements
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Understand the payments and commissions in the business and provide an overview of future payments and commission costs based on your analysis
  • Explain any variances to budget
  • work with finance to help shape the accruals process so that accurate costs are reflected in the accounts

Career progression:

This role is a great step into the world of commercial finance. Whilst working as a Senior Finance Analyst, you will also gain business partnering skills, experience partnering with stakeholders at all levels and develop yourself into a well rounded Commercially focused Accountant!

You will need:

  • To be fully qualified - ACCA, ACA or ACMA
  • Have some experience working in a finance function, this could be in audit for an accountancy firm or in an analytical role for another business.
  • Have strong communication skills, confident to present information to senior stakeholders
  • Have strong IT skills, advanced in excel in particular
  • Be interested in working for a fast paced retail business that can offer long term career progression

Retail business - Leeds with parking available

Full time: Hybrid working pattern between office and home

Due to the number of applications, we receive for roles, we will only be in contact with candidates who meet the required criteria to discuss the role further.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.