Financial Planning Analyst
Here at Peacocks we have a fantastic opportunity for a FP&A Retail Analyst to join our Finance team at our Head Office in Cardiff. If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking, fast-paced business, are ambitious and want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.
With a store portfolio of c335 stores plus our expanding ecommerce business, this role reports into the FP&A manager and is key in analysing and reporting the performance of both business segments.
Responsibilities of the role include:
• Reporting of the daily sales and margin performance
• Assist in preparation and production of the weekly trading slides
• Production of shop and ecommerce budgets, forecasts and latest views – accuracy is key due to the impact on cash forecasting
• Production and analysis of Store P&L’s & KPI’s
• Production and analysis of E-commerce P&L & KPI’s
• Production of monthly store P&L Packs for Senior Management
• Assist with the production of the Quarterly Regional Review Packs
• Interpretation of stores & ecommerce financial / management information in a clear and concise manner
• Review, analyse and assist in the sign-off of month-end shop & ecommerce costs
• Assist Retail and Store Managers with any P&L queries they have
• Ad-hoc trading analysis of promotions / offers
Candidate Profile
• Shows an interest or is actively studying towards a professional qualification – e.g. CIMA or ACCA
• Strong excel skills
• Ability to handle and simplify large volumes of data
• Flexible & diplomatic in approach
• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to interact with senior financial and non-financial stakeholders across the business, on a variety of both financial and non-financial matters.
