ACCA or CIMA Financial Analyst

Duties will include:

Primary Responsibilities Budgeting Process

• Work with the Head of Planning & Reporting and the Senior Management team to ensure a comprehensive annual budgeting process for the European business.
• Ensure the completion of comprehensive annual budgeting process for all areas of responsibility.
• Produce monthly A v B reports for both Central Office and Store Expenditure.
• Participate in monthly meetings as and when required with Managers throughout the business, challenging all material or adverse expenditure and aim to instil a cost conscious culture within the organisation as a whole.

Planning Process

• Assist in the financial planning aspects of the company, advising on any material variances, both sales and costs, that are highlighted in discussions with departmental heads.
• Production of Store sales targets field bonuses.
• Ensure an understanding of store performance, seeking to develop knowledge and understanding in all areas.

Management Accounts

• Assist in the production of monthly management accounts for the Senior Management team and heads of departments.

Salary/Headcount

• Perform monthly reviews of Head office/Field salaries and headcount comparing to Plan to ensure compliance with the plan and to highlight any future projection requirements

CAPEX

• Production of monthly reports on capital expenditure to authorised budgets, comparing actual spend to agreed projects and providing any explanations for variances.
• Production of capex reforecasts.

Ad Hoc Projects and Information Requests.

• Decision support – producing analysis and conclusions as required to support business decisions.
• Production of ad hoc information and analysis and involvement in project work as required.