Finance Analyst - 12m FTC

We couldn't bring cups of joy to the world without our incredible Supply Chain & Procurement teams. They're the driving force behind introducing great coffee to more people across the globe as we grow. Within this exciting landscape, the Finance Analyst for Supply Chain Finance plays a crucial role, fuelling success through strategic support and impactful insights.
You'll help shape the future by producing accurate plans that spotlight key challenges and opportunities, driving meaningful action. Your insights into business performance will be timely, sharp, and focused, revealing trends, tackling challenges, and seizing opportunities. Acting as a trusted Finance representative, you'll partner with stakeholders across the board, sparking conversations and solutions through ad hoc analysis that makes a real difference.
Our teams make a difference. Whether that's working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.
We may be a global brand, but we haven't forgotten our roots. That's where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities, and help your local community too.
We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.
And as a Finance Analyst, there's never been a better time to join.
So, why Costa?
We didn't become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:
Own a piece of Costa's success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
And that's not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks
We're passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.
What you'll do
Being a Finance Analyst is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It's your chance to stir up real success - which means you'll be:
Planning & Forecasting: Support the creation of accurate business plans, budgets, and forecasts, identifying key issues, challenging assumptions, and driving informed action across regions.
Insight & Reporting: Deliver timely and focused insights on business performance, trends, and challenges, while enhancing periodic and ad hoc reporting to provide clarity and drive decision making.
Business Partnering & Analysis: Act as a trusted Finance partner, offering cost analysis and actionable insights on key E2E Supply Chain initiatives,3PL performance, and transformation programmes.
Process Efficiency & Automation: Identify opportunities to streamline and automate finance processes, develop robust documentation, and align reporting and practices across regional supply chains.
Collaboration & Transformation: Build strong relationships with the Supply Chain Transformation and Central BI teams, ensuring reporting evolves with business needs and supports efficiency initiatives.

Graduate level with progress towards accountancy qualification and 2 years of finance experience.
Proficient in Excel (Vlookups, If-Statements) for reporting and modelling, with strong PowerPoint skills.
Analytical, numerate, and inquisitive with a talent for simplifying complex ideas for non-finance colleagues.
IT systems literacy with experience in management accounts, budgeting, and forecasting.
Desirable experience in business partnering and working with non financial stakeholders.
Location: Hybrid, Central London or Loudwater

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We're reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go - we've got you covered.