Finance Analyst - FTC up to 6 months in Bradford

FGH Business Centre 66-70 Vicar Ln, Bradford BD1 5AJ

Hybrid flexibility – 2 office days per week

ABOUT THE ROLE

Provide reporting, planning and analytical support to the Finance Team and the wider business teams to aid financial control and decision making for trading, financial services, marketing, operational or support functions.

MONTH END ROUTINES & CONTROLS

• Ensure accurate & timely month end accounts with insightful commentary.
• Include balance sheet reconciliations, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Pro‑actively work with business functions/departments to ensure schedules – whether income, margin, cost or commitment are accurate and provided in a timely manner with variances clearly explained.
• Maintain schedules and systems for monitoring spend and ensure processes are adhered to, e.g., PO system & spend tracker.
• Understand and produce schedules and period end journal for business functions.
• Produce and explain variance analysis for month end and planning.
• Be comfortable creating and delivering presentations of financial information to budget holders.
• Understand and challenge areas of responsibility in the P&L.

DECISION SUPPORT

• Provide accurate financial analysis to aid commercial decision making and handle ad‑hoc requests.
• Support business case production and project accounting.

FORECASTS & PLANNING

• Understand and agree timetable with FP&A, ensuring stakeholders understand deadlines and expectations.
• Update/maintain forecast models in conjunction with agreed assumptions and planned activities.
• Understand / challenge forecast assumptions and impact on business P&L.
• Complete relevant templates for other business units to enable operational planning and financial recharges – be confident in the information provided and prepared to field challenge.
• Upload & reconcile total business budgets / forecasts to D365.

BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE & SUPPLEMENTARY

• Build business relationships to ensure objectives are achieved.
• Have an inquisitive approach to problem solving.
• Deputise for Managers where appropriate.
• Attend and contribute to cost and income planning / actuals meetings, ensuring pre‑information is provided and deadlines met.

ABOUT YOU

• Able to commute to Bradford City Centre at least 2 days per week.
• Strong user of Word and Excel – able to set up tables, spreadsheets, graphs.
• Basic commercial understanding of business and retailing.
• Studying or aiming towards a professional accountancy qualification.
• Retail experience preferable – understanding the challenges & KPIs in managing a retail business.
• Understanding of the importance of accuracy of detail that underpins management accounts.
• Commercial awareness – the ability to apply that understanding to the role’s requirements.
• Ability to persuade others to an objective point of view.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to communicate written & oral financial information clearly & concisely to all levels, providing summaries that facilitate clear interpretation of the detail and enable quick decision making.
• Strong Excel and reporting skills, including modelling and visual basic.
• Ability to deliver to strict reporting deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy.
• General ledger experience.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salaries and annual bonus scheme
• 37 Days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays
• Healthcare cash plan
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Paid paternity and maternity leave
• Incredible staff discounts
• Subsidised canteen