Senior Finance Business Partner
3 weeks ago
About the role
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Finance Analyst to support the Finance Business Partner by taking ownership of the month-end reporting routines while also being central to the delivery of the financial budgeting, forecasting, and latest view cycles. The role will gain exposure to financial modeling, project accounting, and you will be expected to have daily interaction with, and provide support for, the Divisional team including SMT and EMT members. The role holder will demonstrate strong financial leadership, aided by a requirement to pursue and complete a professional financial qualification and in conjunction will also gain improved commercial awareness. The role may also provide opportunities in directly or indirectly developing Finance Analysts (FAs) where appropriate.
This is a hybrid role - working at least 2 days in the office with the remainder from home.
This role is on a fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
Key Responsibilities- Maintain strong financial controls and disciplines.
- Create and deliver financial results information to budget holders.
- In conjunction with FAs deliver insightful month-end variance analysis for month-end review.
- Responsible for delivering the detailed inputs/outputs required for completion of the financial forecasts/budgets utilizing FA resource where appropriate.
- Prepare packs, review documents, and source and confirm risks and opportunities - attend and contribute to the associated meetings.
- Ensure delivery of relevant templates to other business units for operational planning and financial recharges - being confident in the information provided and prepared to field challenge.
- Seek out opportunities to develop financial modeling skills and build up decision support experiences building business cases and identifying/tracking success metrics.
- Utilize professional accounting qualification progression to identify development gaps and liaise with FBP to gain experiences in the commercial support arena.
- Be proactive in taking on project accounting responsibilities where the opportunity presents itself.
- Be proactive and self-starting in building relationships in the divisional team to identify areas where decision support would add value and work to fill those gaps.
- Attend and support FAs in budget holder review meetings ensuring all finance inputs are reviewed for accuracy ahead.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable UK and local regulations, Company Policies, and FCA Conduct Rules.
About you
- Strong user of Word, Excel - able to set up tables, spreadsheets, graphs, etc.
- Good commercial understanding of business and retailing.
- Qualified or well advanced in progress towards completing a professional accountancy qualification.
- Focus on accuracy and clarity of financial information - communicate written & oral financial information clearly & concisely to all levels of personnel - providing summaries which facilitate a clear interpretation of the detail and enable quick decision making.
- Commercial awareness - the ability to apply that understanding to the role's requirements.
- General ledger experience.
- Worked in a group or team to deliver a project.
- Maths and English grade C or above, or equivalent.
- Qualified or studying towards a professional accountancy qualification.
- Intermediate to Advanced Excel user. Basic competence in use of a database packages or more advanced. Power BI capability.
- 18 Months plus experience in a commercial environment.
- Cross-functional project experience.
- Degree in Accounting and Finance.
- Competitor knowledge and understanding in both retail and online.
- Able to commute to Bradford city centre (hybrid working).
Our staff enjoy competitive benefits including staff discount, generous annual leave, healthcare cash plan together with a vibrant, colourful, creative and flexible working atmosphere. With our competitive benefits, and supportive teams our staff enjoy helping us on our mission and benefit greatly from the challenges that come with working for a successful retailer.
About us
Freemans Grattan Holdings (FGH) is based in West Yorkshire and is part of the OTTO Group - one of the world's largest online retailers. Home to familiar brands such as Freemans, Grattan, and Kaleidoscope, we have over 100 years of experience. We're on a mission to help our customers live their best lives through a choice of quality basics, the brands they love and credible exclusive product supported by easy and rewarding ways to pay. We have over 600 UK employees working for us in various functions, including Marketing and Creative, Customer Experience, Warehousing and Logistics, Financial Services, Transformation, Buying and Merchandising, IT and Support Services. We're heading for some exciting and challenging places, so why not join us and be part of our vision to create a modern, digital retailer with powerful customer brands, exciting product, and compelling financial services.
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