Finance Analyst

Next Tech is going through a period of rapid expansion and change so that they are best placed to deliver key business initiatives and therefore we are looking for a new Finnace Analyst to support the team!

Your main focus will be supporting the management team; helping them with cost control, decision support and ensuring that all spend is correctly accounted for.

The department is responsible for IT infrastructure, development and security at Next, including the UK website, 60+ international country sites and the web systems used by our clients of Total Platform.

You will need to be part qualified with excellent analytical and stakeholder management skills. This role is based at our head office in Leicestershire.

About the role:

Business Partnering (25%)

• Take ownership of cost areas and build good business links with relevant business partners
• Produce timely management information to enable cost control and present this to cost centre managers
• Assist business partners to drive efficiencies, help produce business cases and profitability models

Month End (25%)

• Account for the revenue Technology costs as part of the month end with annual costs of over £130m
• Completion and reconciliation of related balance sheets
• Reviewing month end position with relevant Directors and Senior Finance business partners

Budgeting & Forecasting (25%)

• Forecasting & budgeting of cost areas relating to technology
• Work with relevant business areas to forecast and help manage costs
• Update and maintain relevant schedules to assist with reporting and tracking costs

Process & Reporting development (25%)

• Develop a reporting suite for review with Senior Finance business partners
• Use your excellent problem solving and data skills to add efficiencies to report production
• Work with key business partners ensuring their financial data requirements are met

General:

• To undertake ad hoc tasks and responsibilities when required.
• To work at an appropriate pace and maintain accuracy when under pressure.
• To be comfortable working within a wider team and to maintain good working relationships.
• To highlight any issues and concerns to your line manager.
• Safeguard commercially sensitive financial data

Criteria

• PC literate and confident working with detailed spreadsheet models. Excellent knowledge of data manipulation, logic, formatting and formulas is required.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to assimilate large volumes of data.
• Adept at building strong business relationships both within and external to Finance.
• Problem solving skills and logical thought process.
• Effective communicator.
• Part-Qualified Accountant, e.g. ACCA, CIMA.

Benefits: 

• Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• ShareSave Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Staff Discount
• On-site Nursery 

About Next

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 43,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 540 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global! 

Closes 28th Jan 2022.

For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.