Job Description

Finance Analyst

The company

Behind every pricing decision and growth plan, there’s a finance person asking the right questions.

This privately owned retail and wholesale business is looking for someone who enjoys doing exactly that. Following another year of growth, its Wholesale division needs a commercially minded Finance Analyst who wants to get involved, understand how the business works and help influence where it goes next.

The role

Why has margin moved? Is a new opportunity worth pursuing? Where could the business improve profitability?

These are the conversations you’ll be part of. Reporting to the Commercial Finance Lead, you’ll work closely with colleagues across the Wholesale division, helping them understand their numbers and make informed commercial decisions.

You’ll provide analysis that supports both everyday decisions and longer-term plans, with the opportunity to see your recommendations put into practice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Bringing monthly and quarterly results to life through clear commentary, explaining performance and highlighting where action is needed.

• Working with business teams on annual budgets, forecasts and longer-term plans.

• Assessing new commercial opportunities and helping decision-makers understand the financial implications.

• Exploring pricing, gross margins and profitability to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Developing KPIs and reporting that give teams useful insight into their performance.

• Building financial and BI reports that colleagues can confidently use.

• Exploring how AI can support financial analysis and reporting, helping the team uncover useful insights and spend less time on manual tasks.

• Supporting board packs with analysis that gets to the heart of the numbers.

• Getting involved in projects as business priorities evolve.

The candidate

You’re curious about what sits behind the spreadsheet. When something doesn’t add up, you want to understand why, and you can explain your findings in a way that makes sense to someone outside finance.

You’ll be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with commercial experience gained in industry. Newly qualified accountants with relevant experience are welcome to apply.

Retail or wholesale experience would be useful, but experience in another fast-moving business could work equally well.

You’ll also bring:

• Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel, with the ability to turn detailed data into practical recommendations.

• Experience partnering with stakeholders and building relationships beyond the finance team.

• Confidence presenting your findings to senior management and constructively challenging assumptions.

• Experience developing reports for day-to-day decisions and longer-term planning.

• The initiative to investigate issues, suggest improvements and follow through.

• An approachable manner and the flexibility to respond when priorities change.

• An interest in using AI to improve how finance teams work.

If you enjoy being close to commercial decisions and seeing the impact of your work, this Finance Analyst role offers room to develop within a growing business.

Please note that only suitable applicants will be contacted regarding this position.