Senior Commercial Finance Analyst

4 weeks ago


Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Ocado Retail Limited Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Commercial Finance Analyst to join our team at Ocado Retail Limited. As a key member of our Commercial Finance team, you will play a critical role in supporting the Fresh team and providing financial expertise to drive profitable growth for our business.

Key Responsibilities
  • Partner with the Fresh team to support leadership decision-making and identify business opportunities to create value
  • Provide regular, robust, and insightful reporting on trade performance, including mix vs rate analysis and brand performance
  • Make complex financial scenarios easy to understand for non-financial colleagues
  • Work closely with data insight colleagues to cut through data and enable better commercial decision-making
  • Support the preparation and review of budgets and forecasts
  • Play a key role in developing and following up on 'gap closing' activities to ensure performance is delivered in line with expectations
  • Support in annual business plans with suppliers to negotiate the best deal for Ocado Retail
  • Own the forecasting process for your category, making forecasting accuracy improvements and enabling key trade drivers to be understood
  • Month-end support by providing the central team with accruals and accurate supplier income forecast
  • Identify and implement improvements to ways of working within the Commercial Finance team
  • Evaluate and challenge new product launches, promotional activities, and business proposals to ensure profitability
  • Participate in cross-functional project groups
  • Provide ad-hoc finance support
Requirements
  • Qualified accountant with 2+ years of post-qualified experience and strong academics
  • Previous grocery or FMCG experience is desirable
  • Strong communication and influencing skills, ability to articulate financial data in a clear and transparent way
  • Strong Excel skills and experience in building financial models
  • Highly numerate and analytical with a keen eye for detail
  • Deadline-focused and goal-oriented
  • Enthusiastic to learn
What We Offer

We want our colleagues to feel supported and secure here at Ocado Retail, which is why we have a great range of useful benefits for them to enjoy. Our flexible benefits range from tasty lifestyle discounts to trusty private medical insurance.

Core Rewards
  • Annual bonus scheme - maximum opportunity dependent on the role
  • 26 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
  • Up to 7% matched pension contributions
  • 50% income protection
  • 4x salary life insurance
  • 15% discount
  • 20% Marks and Spencer discount
  • Company-paid private medical insurance for colleagues with the opportunity to add partners/children at corporate rates and Digital GP service
  • Hybrid Working (2-3 days a week connecting, collaborating, and learning together with our colleagues)
Health & Wellbeing
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Critical Illness
  • DigiCare+
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Health Assessment
  • Dental Insurance
  • Eyecare Vouchers
  • Digital GP
  • Mental Health
Flexible Benefits
  • Tax-efficient electric vehicle leasing scheme
  • Access to a retail discount platform, providing discounts and cashback
On-site at Apollo
  • Free onsite parking and free shuttle service from Hatfield station
  • Regular socials, including Town Halls and Mixers & our ORL Summer Party
  • 'The Fig' (serving breakfast, snacks, and lunch), coffee cart, as well as small kitchens (with unlimited refreshments and fresh fruit available every day) and vending machines on each floor.
  • As part of our inclusive nature, help make change within the business and join any of our Networks


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