A fantastic opportunity has opened for a driven and analytical finance professional to join a high-performing Group Finance team during a time of significant change.
Reporting to the FP&A Manager responsible for cost of sales, you'll be focused on delivering meaningful insight. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with operational and commercial stakeholders, digging into the numbers, and helping shape strategic decisions.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Preparing clear and insightful financial analysis focused on direct costs, project progress, and overall impact on margin
- Reviewing build and infrastructure costs and assessing how these influence profit, cash, and inventory levels
- Supporting the development of forecasts and budgets by supplying accurate cost and investment data
- Producing regular and ad hoc reporting for senior leaders and supporting planning cycles
- Working closely with colleagues across finance, commercial and operations to ensure alignment on assumptions and reporting
- Assisting in project and investment reviews by examining performance against original assumptions
- Helping improve internal processes and supporting the shift towards automated, standardised reporting
- Ensuring data is well understood, clearly presented, and drives better decision-making across the business
What You'll Bring:
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) - nearly qualified candidates with relevant experience will also be considered
- Previous experience in FP&A or commercial finance within a large, structured organisation
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large sets of financial and operational data
- Experience of working with finance systems; familiarity with reporting tools like Power BI is an advantage
- Proactive mindset - able to stay ahead of issues and anticipate stakeholder needs
- A natural communicator, confident working with non-finance teams and senior leaders
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
What You'll Get in Return:
- Competitive salary up to £55,000 depending on experience
- Annual bonus of up to 15%, based on individual and business performance (paid in full last year)
- Private medical cover and employee wellbeing support
- Discounts with major retailers and lifestyle brands
- Hybrid working - 3 days per week in the Leicester office (typically Monday, Tuesday and one other), 2 from home
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