Finance Analyst

Job Introduction

Key Purpose:
This role is to support the Finance Manager in providing effective financial challenge and support to their business partners. This will be achieved via the production of timely and accurate financial information which can be used by the finance team to support business partners with performance review and informed decision making to drive business profitability.
As well as production of the financial information the role is expected to have a strong understanding of key drivers, provide insight via variance analysis and highlighting and sharing clearly associated risks and opportunities. The role also needs to support the Finance Manager in the production and completion of all budgeting and forecasting deliverables.

A bit about the role

Key Responsibilities
 To produce timely information for Marketing & Creative and International Reporting as appropriate
 To identify risks and opportunities relating to Marketing & Creative and International Reporting as appropriate
 To contribute to the month end routines of the management accounts
 To provide detailed and clear analysis on trading performance including recommendations to aid improvement to International Performance
 To undertake analysis for potential initiatives using financial modelling techniques
 Provide quality insight to performance via clear and concise commentary
 To become familiar with and report on KPIs highlighting risks and opportunities
 To support the budgeting and forecasting process.
 To analyse financial proposals and monitor and report on performance and return
 To assess the possible cost and return on promotions / events both prior to and after delivery
 To interpret non-financial information and rework it into financial reports
 To produce reports which are easily understood by non-financial people
 To make recommendations to improve reporting and analysis
 To deal with queries and requests in a professional manner

General
 To participate in ad hoc projects as required
 To work in a collaborative manner, sharing ideas and information with colleagues
 To continually seek ways to improve own performance both technically and behaviourally
 To represent the finance community in line with the Selfridges values
 To understand and support the delivery of the Selfridges Strategy and initiatives

A bit about you

Person Specification
Experience
 Experience in a Retail environment

Technical Skills
 Recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA), 1-2 years part qualified experience

Personal Attributes/ Behavioural Skills
 High standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data
 Able to organise own work and to take initiative
 Resilient and able to manage a complex workload
 Commercially aware
 Customer focused
 Good communication/ interpersonal and influencing skills
 Experience of computerised accounting packages
 Advanced Excel skills and computer literate in other core applications
 Flexible and open to change
 Proactive
 Good team player