Senior Finance Analyst - Retail

We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and focused individual to join as a Senior Finance Analyst (SFA) to support our Retail directorate. Working closely with the retail division, you'll play a key role in delivering the challenge, support and insight that key budget holders require to help them deliver the Retail Strategy and Business Plan. You'll deliver high quality insight and analysis as well as challenge and support to all areas of the retail business in meeting return on investment objectives and, with the rest of the team, developing and enhancing financial reporting.

Supporting the Retail Finance Business Partner (FBP), you'll highlight issues and challenge the retail division to improve profitability and minimise costs using analysis, insight and communication.

Working arrangements

Please note this is a 9-month fixed term contract, covering family leave. This is a dual location role, with your working time split between your home and our London office. Most of our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office each week, on average.

About you

We are looking for someone with a can-do attitude and excellent communication skills, able to build effective working relationships across the organisation. You'll be confident working with senior leadership colleagues, including directors. Self-sufficient and with excellent attention to detail, you'll join our team at a key and busy period able to produce high quality and accurate work.

To be successful you will:

• be part qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant
• have extensive experience of management accounting/reporting, forecasting, budgeting and analysis
• be confident liaising with senior colleagues
• have strong commercial logic and understanding
• have excellent attention to detail and an analytical mind
• be able to interrogate data and influence stakeholders to identify solutions
• have intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and strong report writing skills.

In addition, you will have to use your knowledge combined with analytical skills to provide insights and recommendations to inform financial decisions which align to our organisational objectives.

Belonging at BHF

We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Embracing different perspectives and backgrounds strengthens our organisation and empowers us to make a real difference together. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we've helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We're investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world where everyone has a healthier heart for longer.

Benefits and development

At BHF, we offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support our colleagues' wellbeing and professional growth. To find out more about our benefits you can download the Benefits document at the bottom of this page or check out our Benefits and Development pages.

Interview process

Interviews will be held via MS Teams and will include a short Excel-based task, details for which will be provided at the time. Our recruitment process requires successful candidates to consent to a Basic DBS check and any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check being completed. Our recruitment processes are fair, accessible, and inclusive. BHF uses anonymous CV software as part of the application journey. We support responsible use of AI to help shape your application. By applying for a role at BHF, you confirm that your application is authentic and reflects your own skills and experience, to ensure everyone is assessed fairly.