Senior Finance Analyst

4 weeks ago


Worcestershire, United Kingdom Halfords Full time

About Halfords Autocentres:

Halfords Autocentres is one of the UK’s leading MOT, car servicing, repairs and tyre specialists. With more than three decades of experience, we service hundreds of thousands of vehicles every year across a network of over 600 Autocentres nationwide. Plus, through our Mobile Expert service, we can bring our services to your home or workplace. Covering over 80% of UK households, our mobile technicians can carry out tyre fitting, battery fitting, an oil change, and much more.

Overview of the role:

As a Senior Finance Analyst, you will provide finance support to our Operations Leadership teams within the Autocentres estate, who are responsible for delivering motoring services across our garage locations and mobile vans.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner – Autocentre Operations, the role holder will help drive operational performance improvements through leading commercial reporting and insight into operational costs.

The current roles and responsibilities are designed for a Senior Finance Analyst with experience / eagerness to learn in that, along with key reporting responsibilities, the role also assumes Business Partnering responsibilities for the Business.

What will the role involve?

Provide accurate, timely and insightful information to the Operations leadership teams to provide control and challenge over operational costs including relevant KPI analysis.Support the Operations leadership teams in understanding and controlling costs whilst helping drive operational efficiencies.Support the Senior Business Partner in providing the right balance of challenge and support to the Operations Directors around commercial decision making.Lead on month end for all operational cost lines, providing variance analysis to budget across all operational companies within the Autocentres estate, business partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that cost lines are accurate and complete.Lead on the budgeting and reforecasting processes during the annual business cycle for all operational cost lines across the operational companies within the Autocentres estate to ensure budgets are realistic but ensuring tight cost control.Track Opex/Capex project spend for operational cost lines.

What skills and behaviours are we looking for?

Experience within Retail or fast paced sector preferred, . FMCG.Part Qualified at Strategic level studying towards either CIMA/ACCAStrong computer skills, especially Microsoft Excel. The ability to use Microsoft Access at a high level is highly desirable but not essential for this position.Experience with using SAP desirable but not essential.Strong Communication & presentation skills.Absolute commitment to quality with a high attention to detail.Comfortable working under pressure to tight deadlines.Comfortable being able to handle large quantities of data and analyse data to inform commercial making decisions.Curious attitude and confident self-starter, with desire to continuously develop self and drive business forward.Positive attitude to ensure good team fit.Dynamic and results-driven individual with a high level of energy.The ability to build and develop good working relationships with key stakeholders.Willingness and enthusiasm to progress and succeed within the business. 

The role is a hybrid role based at our Support Centre in Redditch 2 days per week.

Halfords Autocentres reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.



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