Commercial Finance Analyst
- Recruiter
- Kingfisher
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Posted
- 22 Jun 2018
- Closes
- 29 Jun 2018
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
Overview
We want to create good homes by making home improvement accessible for everyone. Our ambition is to become the leading home improvement company. To deliver our ambition, we need to act as one company, which we will do by building on the already strong local identities, teams and communities across all our retail brands and functions. We are investing in working better together, to make the most of our scale and to better serve our customers.
We are creating a new function; our Offer & Supply Chain team means that for the first time we'll sell the same unified ranges across all nine Operating Companies. We're investing in our own unique and exclusive products and using our global buying power to source all our products more cost-effectively and in the same way from a wide range of international suppliers. And we will distribute them more efficiently through a single, simplified, company-wide logistics network. With greater control over our supply chain, we can set prices consistently across all our brands using the insight and expertise of our people.
Working in partnership with our new function sits a newly formed Finance team where we are currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join us on our journey.
The Commercial Finance Analyst provides support to the Commercial Finance Manager and wider Business Performance team through the provision of key financial analysis.
Responsibilities
Technical competencies:
Works as One Team - Respects and co-operates with the team, sharing problems and accepting support. Adopts a friendly and approachable manner; shows tolerance and consideration of others.
Communicates effectively - clearly and concisely and considers the needs and feelings of others, uses language and phrases which are appropriate and familiar to others, checks understanding with others by asking questions
Prioritises effectively - Identifies and plans own work tasks, prioritises work activities appropriately, uses initiative to identify urgent objectives within tasks, manages own time and workload in order to meet deadlines.
Personal accountability – leads by example, takes responsibility, acts with courage, shows resilience, learns from mistakes, drives continuous improvement translates ideas into practice and ensures they are sustainable
Embraces change and Innovation – Reacts positively to change and defends new ideas and approaches to others. Suggests ways in which their work could be approached differently, generating ideas and practical solutions
Delivers - Has an absolute and total focus on delivery; conscientious and delivers as promised; is personally organised translating goals into personal and team plans
Understands the strategy – Is aware of the strategy for the relevant business area. Understands how the strategy and Business objectives link to what is expected of them as an individual, and as part of a team. Inspires and supports others to do what is needed to support the achievement of the business objectives.
Commitment- Has extraordinary energy and drive to grow themselves and Kingfisher; radiates a passion and determination to succeed.
We want to create good homes by making home improvement accessible for everyone. Our ambition is to become the leading home improvement company. To deliver our ambition, we need to act as one company, which we will do by building on the already strong local identities, teams and communities across all our retail brands and functions. We are investing in working better together, to make the most of our scale and to better serve our customers.
We are creating a new function; our Offer & Supply Chain team means that for the first time we'll sell the same unified ranges across all nine Operating Companies. We're investing in our own unique and exclusive products and using our global buying power to source all our products more cost-effectively and in the same way from a wide range of international suppliers. And we will distribute them more efficiently through a single, simplified, company-wide logistics network. With greater control over our supply chain, we can set prices consistently across all our brands using the insight and expertise of our people.
Working in partnership with our new function sits a newly formed Finance team where we are currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join us on our journey.
The Commercial Finance Analyst provides support to the Commercial Finance Manager and wider Business Performance team through the provision of key financial analysis.
Responsibilities
- You will handle the analysis of key OSC KPI’s, obtaining insightful commentary from commercial stakeholders
- Responsible for part of the monthly reporting cycle with deliverables to both internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to model complex analysis to identify performance trends.
- Build and automate dashboards or visualisations for both finance and non-finance colleagues
- Supports the maintenance and continued development of the business case process which drives the range transformation
- Takes an active role in the development and growth of the business performance team
- Supports the interaction with the wider finance community, driving a consistent way of working and championing agreed processes
- Provides input to the development of BI tools and reports, both tactical and long term initiatives
- Supports the timely submission of OSC finance plans: budget, forecasts and long terms plans
- Supports ad-hoc projects and initiatives
Technical competencies:
- Part or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
- Commercial finance acumen
- Strong excel skills are essential (VBA, Macro, Advanced Excel formula)
- Data modelling and business analysis techniques
- Experience with: Business Objects, SAP, PowerBI preferred
- Retail experience preferred but not mandatory
- Language fluency in International business English (written and verbal)
Works as One Team - Respects and co-operates with the team, sharing problems and accepting support. Adopts a friendly and approachable manner; shows tolerance and consideration of others.
Communicates effectively - clearly and concisely and considers the needs and feelings of others, uses language and phrases which are appropriate and familiar to others, checks understanding with others by asking questions
Prioritises effectively - Identifies and plans own work tasks, prioritises work activities appropriately, uses initiative to identify urgent objectives within tasks, manages own time and workload in order to meet deadlines.
Personal accountability – leads by example, takes responsibility, acts with courage, shows resilience, learns from mistakes, drives continuous improvement translates ideas into practice and ensures they are sustainable
Embraces change and Innovation – Reacts positively to change and defends new ideas and approaches to others. Suggests ways in which their work could be approached differently, generating ideas and practical solutions
Delivers - Has an absolute and total focus on delivery; conscientious and delivers as promised; is personally organised translating goals into personal and team plans
Understands the strategy – Is aware of the strategy for the relevant business area. Understands how the strategy and Business objectives link to what is expected of them as an individual, and as part of a team. Inspires and supports others to do what is needed to support the achievement of the business objectives.
Commitment- Has extraordinary energy and drive to grow themselves and Kingfisher; radiates a passion and determination to succeed.