Finance Analyst in Liverpool

Package Salary & Hours: Competitive based onsite at our Liverpool Head Office, 37.50 hours per week.

Employee Benefits:

• Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme.
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores.
• Death in Service Benefit.
• Long service recognition scheme.
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues.
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line.
• Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover.

Job Introduction:

We are seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Accounts team and play a pivotal role in delivering accurate financial reporting, insightful performance analysis, and forward-looking guidance. This role will be central in monitoring the organisation's financial health, supporting cost control, and enabling effective strategic and operational decision-making. Working across Finance, Commercial, Operations, and HR, you will ensure financial information is both reliable and meaningful, providing analysis that supports day-to-day management and long-term planning. This is an exciting opportunity to influence business outcomes through your insights, commercial awareness, and ability to turn complex data into actionable recommendations.

Job Overview:

• Prepare, analyse, and report key performance indicators (KPIs) across the organisation on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Conduct weekly monitoring of sales and margin performance, highlighting trends, variances, and commercial implications.
• Deliver monthly cost centre reporting with insightful commentary to support effective budgetary control and financial accountability.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and executive-level analysis to inform decision-making.
• Develop quarterly accounts packs to provide deeper insight for strategic planning and performance evaluation.
• Analyse payroll costs and workforce expenditure to support financial forecasting and resource planning.
• Undertake financial appraisals of capital investments and conduct post-implementation reviews.
• Carry out competitor benchmarking and market analysis to support commercial positioning.
• Support the statutory accounts process, including preparation of schedules and liaison with external auditors.
• Contribute to ad-hoc financial projects and cross-functional initiatives, ensuring Finance plays an integral role in business change and growth.

Minimum Criteria To Apply:

We are looking for a finance professional with at least two years' experience in financial analysis or management accounting, ideally within FMCG or retail. You will have a solid grasp of reporting cycles, cost centre management, and statutory accounts, with experience supporting audits. Advanced Excel skills are essential, along with confidence handling large data sets to deliver clear insights that support business performance. Accuracy, attention to detail, and a commercially focused, problem-solving mindset are key to success in this role. You should be highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities, and an effective communicator who can translate financial information for non-finance colleagues. A collaborative, flexible approach is important, and while experience with SAGE 200 is an advantage, it is not essential.