Senior Finance Analyst

Exciting new opportunity in travel retail, supporting a fast-paced retail and food service business, where every day brings new opportunities to grow and make an impact!

Job purpose:

The role is responsible for delivering accurate and insightful reporting, analysis, and financial planning to support business performance. This includes designing and maintaining Power BI dashboards and automated reports, analysing data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

Contract: 37.5 hours per week

Benefits: Simplyhealth cash plan, Retail Trust, life insurance, and up to 25% in-store discounts

Responsibilities:

• Reporting & dashboards: Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports that provide clear visibility of business performance. Develop and manage automated reporting solutions, reducing reliance on manual processes and improving data accuracy and consistency. Produce regular performance reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly) for both operational teams, senior stakeholders and Airports.
• Data analysis & insight: Analyse large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and performance drivers, highlighting opportunities and risks. Conduct deep-dive analyses to explain changes in performance and support strategic and operational decision-making. Translate complex data into clear, concise insights and recommendations for non-technical audiences.
• Budgeting and forecasting: Support the preparation of annual budgets, including coordinating inputs from budget holders, reviewing assumptions, and ensuring consistency across the organisation. Review and challenge budget and forecast assumptions, ensuring plans are robust, data-driven, and aligned to business strategy.
• Month end: Prepare monthly management accounts analysis, including commentary on variances versus budget, forecast, and prior periods. Ad-hoc analysis upon request.

Qualifications:

• Business degree, finance qualification (part qualified)
• 3-4 years' experience in FP&A/analytical roles in retail. Experience in F&B would be advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience developing Power BI dashboards and data models, including strong proficiency in DAX, data transformation, and integrating multiple data sources.
• Proven ability to deliver automated, accurate, and visually effective Power BI reporting solutions that support financial analysis and business decision-making.
• Good Excel Skills: Excellent Excel capabilities; can demonstrate understanding and experience of Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF.
• Highly proficient at manipulating and analysing large volumes of data in order to identify key commercial issues/trends.
• Familiar with using business intelligence tools like Business Warehouse or BI4.
• Experience of SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Analysis for Office would be advantageous.

Key Skills:

• Able to work independently and suggest solutions to queries raised.
• Strong attention to details/accuracy/controls of data.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to organise work around tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal/presentational and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group (executives, accountants, store managers...).
• Fluent in English.

Our values: Can you feel the HEAT?

Whatever role you deliver for Lagardère Travel Retail, part of your responsibility is to represent and uphold our company values every day:

• HONESTY: Working ethically | Fostering a culture of openness | Treating each other fairly | Being considerate
• EXCELLENCE: Delivering first class customer service | Upholding high store standards | Showcasing prestigious brands
• AGILITY: Working in a fast-paced environment | Adapting well to change | Always striving to improve
• TEAM SPIRIT: Working together as one team | Supporting each other | Being active partners in our wider communities

Our company:

One of the two divisions of the Lagardère group, Lagardère Travel Retail is a pioneering global leader in the travel retail industry and the only operator to have established a comprehensive and world-recognised leadership across multiple business activities. Cumulating more than 170 years of experience in travel retail since the opening of the first bookstore in 1852 at Paris Gare de Lyon, we deliver new experiences for travelers every day. Operating over 5,000 stores across Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Foodservice in airports, railway stations and other concessions in 42 countries worldwide, we generated €5.2bn sales in 2022. At Lagardère Travel Retail we believe an inclusive and diverse culture can help businesses and people thrive. We are committed to create a work environment where our people can fulfil their potential and be themselves and to support each and every one of them in achieving their ambitions. We welcome and consider all applicants regardless of their background and can ensure all candidates will receive a fair and equal treatment.