Finance Analyst – Stock Finance Team (Joules)

Job Description

Role: Finance Analyst – Stock Finance Team (Joules)

Salary: Competitive plus bonus and benefits

The Opportunity:

Fancy working for one of the UK’s leading retailers? We’re looking for a Finance Analyst to join our Stock Finance Team based at our Leicestershire head office. This is a fantastic chance to take on a key role supporting the financial reporting and control of Joules’ sales and stock. You’ll work closely with senior finance teams to manage budgeting and forecasting for this iconic brand.

What You’ll Do:

As a Finance Analyst, you’ll:

• Reconcile sales, VAT, and gross margin weekly for Joules’ Retail, Online, and Wholesale businesses.
• Manage returns reserve provisioning and oversee financial control of slippage accounts.
• Reconcile commission payable on Joules sales with third-party partners.
• Handle the actuals and forecasting for stock intake.
• Produce statutory sales reports for internal and external use.
• Play a key role in the annual external audit of Joules’ statutory accounts.
• Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including shrinkage, commission, and returns reserves.
• Identify costing discrepancies, working with product teams to address and resolve issues.

What You’ll Bring:

This role is all about collaboration and problem-solving. You’ll need to:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with product teams, commercial finance teams, and wider stakeholders.
• Investigate and resolve queries from various teams, including product, warehouse, and call center teams.
• Work closely with our team in Pune to ensure timely completion of reporting tasks.

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 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 500 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! 

About some of our Benefits

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance-based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track, and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions, and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail. 

Apply Before 12/08/2024

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