Job Description

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Financial Accounts

• Preparation of retail budget centres to trial balance

• Invoice coding, authorisation and control (to include supplier queries)

• Monthly reconciliation of charges posted to the cost centres

• Calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments

• Analysis of monthly costs to budget and forecast

• Preparation of figures for inclusion in the monthly management accounts pack

Forecasting and Budgeting (operational and capital expenditure)

• Continually develop retail operations budget and forecast models

• Production of retail latest views, forecasts and budgets

• Preparation of opportunity/risk schedules

Management Reporting

• Fully analyse actual monthly figures with weekly reports produced by retail management

• Develop the weekly reports produced by the retail managers

• Audit the information produced, and systems and processes used by the retail management

Routine Reporting to Finance Management

• Act as a point of contact for finance colleagues and deal with/field retail queries

• Produce ad-hoc schedules as required by finance management (e.g. rework charges, year-end schedules etc.)

Logistics Operations Reporting

• Monthly reporting of actual spend versus budget/last year to management

• Production of ad-hoc schedules as required by retail management

Other Departmental Duties

• Assist in the production of a weekly trading pack

• Provide departmental cover for the logistics and Administration analysts - including production of store P&L's and answering subsequent queries

• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Profile

The successful candidate will be someone looking to progress their career within Accounting & Finance. Studying a qualification such as ACCA/CIMA/ACA will boost your profile. Experience with month end in an analytical role will be key decider in this Financial reporting/analytical position in the department.

Job Offer

On offer for the candidate is a competitive market salary with the opportunity to grow with the corporation. Study support will be offered to exceptional candidates.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Financial Accounts

• Preparation of retail budget centres to trial balance

• Invoice coding, authorisation and control (to include supplier queries)

• Monthly reconciliation of charges posted to the cost centres

• Calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments

• Analysis of monthly costs to budget and forecast

• Preparation of figures for inclusion in the monthly management accounts pack

Forecasting and Budgeting (operational and capital expenditure)

• Continually develop retail operations budget and forecast models

• Production of retail latest views, forecasts and budgets

• Preparation of opportunity/risk schedules

Management Reporting

• Fully analyse actual monthly figures with weekly reports produced by retail management

• Develop the weekly reports produced by the retail managers

• Audit the information produced, and systems and processes used by the retail management

Routine Reporting to Finance Management

• Act as a point of contact for finance colleagues and deal with/field retail queries

• Produce ad-hoc schedules as required by finance management (e.g. rework charges, year-end schedules etc.)

Logistics Operations Reporting

• Monthly reporting of actual spend versus budget/last year to management

• Production of ad-hoc schedules as required by retail management

Other Departmental Duties

• Assist in the production of a weekly trading pack

• Provide departmental cover for the logistics and Administration analysts - including production of store P&L's and answering subsequent queries

• Other ad hoc duties as required.

Job Offer

On offer for the candidate is a competitive market salary with the opportunity to grow with the corporation. Study support will be offered to exceptional candidates.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate will be someone looking to progress their career within Accounting & Finance. Studying a qualification such as ACCA/CIMA/ACA will boost your profile. Experience with month end in an analytical role will be key decider in this Financial reporting/analytical position in the department.