Finance Analyst - Retail

We're looking for a fabulous Finance Analyst to join our finance team and play a key role in overseeing fixed and variable retail costs maintaining high standards of accounting, reconciliation, reporting, and forecasting.

You'll report to the Retail Finance Manager and will partner with department managers, providing robust cost reviews and insight to aid in the business' decision-making.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

· Cost Management and Analysis: Take ownership of day-to-day cost management, ensuring robust cost control, detailed analysis, and enhanced visibility to drive efficient cost management.

· Financial Reporting: Prepare and post prepayments, accruals, and journals; deliver monthly P&L reporting with variance analysis to budget, forecast, and prior year.

· Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the monthly flash forecast process, annual budget preparation, and quarterly forecasting, while collaborating with budget holders.

· Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with internal and external stakeholders to conduct thorough cost reviews, support business projects, and provide financial guidance to managers.

· Process Improvement and Transformation: Play a key role in the finance transformation strategy by driving process improvements and enhancing financial and business practices.

· Part qualified CIMA/ACCA or qualified by experience

· Ability to work autonomously and to tight deadlines.

· Retail/FMCG experience is desirable but not essential.

· Excellent attention to detail and strong analytical, numerical, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills.

· Experience in Oracle or similar ERP systems

· Advanced Excel skills are essential

The Perfume Shop is part of AS Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,000 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with over 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2022, AS Watson Group recorded revenue of US$22 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) technology-enabled platforms.

· 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional days.

· Discretionary Bonus - We love to share our success with you!

· Access to Wagestream, to support your financial wellbeing needs, giving you more control and flexibility with your pay.

· Hybrid Working! 3 days office and 2 days off-site.

· Access to our TPS Perks which offers you a variety of saving and discount options.

· Buy & Sell Holiday scheme and Life Assurance.

· 20% staff discount, as well as discounts at Superdrug and Three Mobile.

· Round the clock support from our partnership with RetailTrust.

· Cycle to work scheme for those who don't mind riding up the hills of High Wycombe.