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Agora Talent Ltd
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London, Greater London
Finance Analyst - 12 month FTC
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Salary: £37,000 per annum |
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Overview
Agora Talent are partnering with an iconic British retailer to recruit a Finance Analyst on a 12 month FTC The role will sit in the business' investment team and as such will collaborate with many different areas This role is designed to support the Finance Manager in delivering the below processes, controls and reporting in order to deliver these objectives across the Investment programme: To deliver an effective and transparent capital approval and monitoring process for the Store And Head Office investment spaces To drive clarity and governance across the Investment programme to ensure effective decision making To provide accurate and insightful financial information for Investment Business partner with the property, procurement and other stakeholders to ensure the cost of running the spaces is effectively managed and delivers value for money (facilities, utilities, cleaning) Ensure P&L and project capital costs are managed to budget and any risks and opportunities are highlighted early Ensure all assets are accurately recorded, depreciated and supported for audit purposes Ensure the Investment finance team are fully integrated across the property team, not just with one point of contact Excellent communication skills are essential as the role will work closely with other areas of finance, and also be fully integrated into the property project teams. The successful candidate will be working closely with other commercial finance teams such as buying & merchandising, stores and non-investment finance teams. The role will support in building meaningful KPIs and reporting across all Investment areas to provide accurate and insightful reporting, enable benchmarking and ensure better decision making. Other duties include: Month end processing, accruals and positioning for flash and final month end accounts for elements of the P&L Supporting the approval process for investments that vary for a few hundred pounds, to multiple millions. Working with the Finance Manager and Senior Finance Manager, the role will learn and help deliver insightful, consolidated capital reporting regarding investments on a monthly and ad hoc basis. Learning how to challenge and support various stakeholders with their applications for investment - whether retail, mechanical and electrical, sustainability focused or benefit driving. Accurate balance sheet recording, working with the investment capital processing team, to ensure the correct useful economic life and hence depreciation period is being applied on capitalization. Support a forecasting, budgeting and 5YP process for communication, reviewing and then challenging our investment roadmap. The Ideal Candidate ACCA/CIMA studier Excellent academic background (2:1 or above) Management accounting experience and exposure is highly desirable A minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar role Retail/ Hospitality/Leisure experience is essential (investment experience/ exposure would be a big plus). Ability to work to a high standard of accuracy with excellent attention to detail Highly organised and efficient - able to discuss priorities with their line manager Strong excel skills are critical (pivot tables, v look ups, sum ifs) Good experience in construction/building cost accounting is desired but not essential Ability to work under pressure, adapting to the needs of the business and timeframes such as budget/forecast Proactive, self starter Competitive salary study support benefits. This role is based in Central London. Please only apply to this role if you are available to start within 2 weeks. We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge every application. Please bear in mind that if you are successful we will contact you within the next 7 days. However, if we think that your skills and qualifications may be suitable for other similar positions we may hold your details on our database and contact you in the future.