Commercial Finance Analyst
- Recruiter
- Page Personnel
- Location
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £23000 - £26000 per annum
- Posted
- 11 Jun 2019
- Closes
- 11 Jul 2019
- Ref
- 14013529/001
- Contact
- Bradford Rosser
- Job role
- Forensic accountant
- Sector
- Retail and FMCG
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
Finance Analyst role working for a large UK retail organisation in the outskirts of Cardiff. Excellent internal progression offered with a competitive market salary.
Client Details
The client I am working with have over 500 stores across the UK and have a strong local presence in South Wales. They are currently expanding and growing due to business performance in 2018/2019.
Description
The key responsibilities of the role include:
Financial Accounts
- Preparation of retail budget centres to trial balance
- Invoice coding, authorisation and control (to include supplier queries)
- Monthly reconciliation of charges posted to the cost centres
- Calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments
- Analysis of monthly costs to budget and forecast
- Preparation of figures for inclusion in the monthly management accounts pack
Forecasting and Budgeting (operational and capital expenditure)
- Continually develop retail operations budget and forecast models
- Production of retail latest views, forecasts and budgets
- Preparation of opportunity/risk schedules
Management Reporting
- Fully analyse actual monthly figures with weekly reports produced by retail management
- Develop the weekly reports produced by the retail managers
- Audit the information produced, and systems and processes used by the retail management
Routine Reporting to Finance Management
- Act as a point of contact for finance colleagues and deal with/field retail queries
- Produce ad-hoc schedules as required by finance management (e.g. rework charges, year-end schedules etc.)
Logistics Operations Reporting
- Monthly reporting of actual spend versus budget/last year to management
- Production of ad-hoc schedules as required by retail management
Other Departmental Duties
- Assist in the production of a weekly trading pack
- Provide departmental cover for the logistics and Administration analysts - including production of store P&L's and answering subsequent queries
- Other ad hoc duties as required.
Profile
The successful candidate will be someone looking to progress their career within Accounting & Finance. Studying a qualification such as ACCA/CIMA/ACA will boost your profile. Experience with month end in an analytical role will be key decider in this Financial reporting/analytical position in the department.
Job Offer
On offer for the candidate is a competitive market salary with the opportunity to grow with the corporation. Study support will be offered to exceptional candidates.