Finance Analyst - Head Office Costs
Finance Analyst - Head Office Costs
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About the Role:
Were looking for a motivated and detail-drivenFinance Data Analyst to join our Commercial Finance team at Next. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing and reporting on central cost centres providing insight to stakeholders and driving improvements in cost management.
Youll be working closely with the Finance Manager Online Margin Reporting and Central Cost Controlling alongside two other team members. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building strong relationships across the business analysing data and delivering meaningful financial insights.
The ability to manage 50 -60 cost centre managers across the business is critical combined with an ability to go into a level of detail that most other companies just dont do.
What youll be doing:- Managing the month-end accounting process for head office cost centres (Facilities Security HR Legal and Finance) including accruals prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Allocating central costs across business divisions (Retail UK Online Label and International).
- Preparing monthly financial reports variance analysis and commentary for senior management.
- Partnering with cost centre managers to review budgets improve spend visibility and support with ad hoc queries.
- Leading on the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
- Managing the company car accounts leasing model and business recharges.
- Driving improvements in cost management and reporting including the use of Power BI.
- Previous experience in a commercial finance role with studies towards a professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA).
- Experience of managing large numbers of stakeholders effectively
- Strong analytical skills with confidence in Excel and other systems to reconcile data and investigate variances.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business and present insights clearly.
- A proactive detail-oriented approach with ownership of tasks and deadlines.
- Flexible and adaptable with a willingness to get involved in a wide range of responsibilities.
- Knowledge of SQL/Power BI is desirable but not essential.
The role will require you to be in the office 5 days a week at month end but 3 days a week most other times
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
