Wholesale Finance Analyst

Type: Permanent Full Time
Reference: 7138
Location: Unit 60 The Runnings Cheltenham
Closing date for applications: 03.11.22
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Role

The Wholesale Finance Analyst role will be a key person in the Commercial Finance team. You will be responsible for preparing performance reports on a timely and accurate basis that highlights key trends and issues on sales, margin and costs for the Wholesale function. There will also be the opportunity to get involved in projects and assist with P&L models for prospective new and renewal of existing Wholesale customers. You will work closely with a wide variety of contacts across Wholesale, Finance and Merchandising.

You Will

• Prepare performance reports on a timely and accurate basis that highlights key trends and issues on sales, margin and costs for the wholesale function
• Work closely with your line manager and the wholesale team to assess the financial suitability of future investments (with focus on the franchise estate) along with performing post audits.
• I understand the financial impact of decisions made in the relevant function and can explain the implications to my manager and other financial leaders.
• Work with my customers to understand the financial costs and benefits of activities;
  • to support a future activity
  • to understand the impact of an activity that has been implemented
• Build strong working relationships with my customers and colleagues within Finance in order to ensure appropriate controls are in place
• Provide monthly insight into tracking sales teams bonus progress
• Contribute to the customer credit risk management process
• Contribute towards the budgeting and forecasting processes within my area to ensure effective financial planning
• Provide a forward-looking view of performance in relation to the budget & forecast, highlighting any significant movements (risks & opportunities) to input in to the latest annual view of group profit
• Act on your own initiative to identify and investigate emerging trends and propose a set of next steps to address with line manager and customers

You Are

• Currently studying towards a professional accountancy qualification (CIMA / ACA) and / or have a relevant degree
• An inquisitive individual with an analytical mid-set
• Capable of building strong and robust relationships with non-finance and finance colleagues
• A good communicator
• Keen to learn and play an important role, working both as part of finance an operational teams
• Prepared to take on responsibility for your own professional and career development
• Skilled in spreadsheets and other key "MS Office" applications

Working for Superdry has never been so rewarding...

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, we also offer a holiday buying scheme
• An additional day off to celebrate your Birthday
• Family is massively important to us, so we have a broad range of family-friendly working policies in place, including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Company Pension scheme
• All employees are covered by our Life Assurance policy whilst working at Superdry. We feel it's important to offer protection for your family and loved ones in such a situation and to support this we offer life assurance cover which pays a lump sum equivalent either twice or four times your annual salary
• A big staff discount - naturally. Because we know that you love to wear Superdry, you'll benefit from a 50% discount in store and online
• Our Head Office is home to our very own store for staff only where you can treat yourself to heavily discounted sample stock
• A health cash plan is open to all employees.
• Flexible working - to help you achieve that all-important work-life balance
• Access to onsite parking and as part of our sustainable development goals, we have a selection of electrical car parking points freely available to staff.
• A range of learning and development materials to help you in your career and grow with us
• We like to give back, so we allow our employees time off for volunteering work
• A global employee assistance plan in place that you can access anytime you want - it's free and confidential
• You'll also have access to a Cycle To Work Scheme and an excellent Car contract hire/purchase scheme
• A range of local discounts with businesses across Gloucestershire

At Superdry, everyone has a voice and we want to hear it. We create environments where individuality can flourish and is celebrated as part of who we are as a brand. We're incredibly proud that over 90% of our people feel strongly that they can be themselves at work.

We want to meet people with varied backgrounds because we understand that diversity of thought encourages new ideas to thrive, fuelling creativity and enabling us to do better work. We want to build a team which represents a variety of backgrounds, styles, perspectives, and skills; we hire people based on their merit and potential.

We also welcome conversations about flexible working for all roles at Superdry and will always accommodate it where possible.

Please also have a look at our career website. Here you can find information about the Growing Futures Programme, a scheme that supports applicants from ethnic minority backgrounds to apply for roles at our HO in Cheltenham.

Who we are

Superdry have been making world class product for 15 years, and we're proud of it. Our mission is to inspire and engage the contemporary style obsessed consumer, whilst leaving a positive environmental legacy.

Together, we have built a brand that has cut through the global apparel market at record speed, taking market share from brands that have existed for decades. But we have a big opportunity ahead of us as we launch 4 new collections.

We are now on an exciting journey to reset our brand and return to our design-led roots and we are looking for talented people to join us on our journey.