Finance Analyst – 8-Month FTC Maternity Cover – Global Luxury Brand - London

Mode Search is supporting a global luxury brand with this search for a Finance Analyst to join its finance team on an 8-month fixed-term maternity cover contract. This is an excellent opportunity to join an established international luxury business, supporting financial planning, analysis and commercial decision-making across the UK and Ireland.

The role is based in London and will be offered as an 8-month FTC maternity cover, with a start date of end November/early December. The Finance Analyst will report directly to the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager and work closely with the wider Finance, Accounting and commercial teams.

The Role

• Support the Financial Planning and Analysis Manager with financial reporting, business analysis, planning and forecasting, providing clear commercial insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse financial performance, including sales, margins, stock, inventory levels and provisions, identifying key trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Maintain and develop analytical and reporting tools, improving reporting processes through greater automation, efficiency and stronger financial controls.
• Support month-end and quarterly P&L closing processes, including accruals, cost allocations, inventory reconciliation and preparation of reporting information.
• Contribute to budgeting and reforecasting, particularly around stock, inventory provisions and margin analysis, working closely with Demand & Supply teams.
• Partner with teams across Commercial, Operations, Demand & Supply and Retail, providing financial guidance and translating complex data into clear, actionable information for non-finance stakeholders.
• Support retail stocktakes, respond to finance-related retail queries and contribute to training and knowledge sharing across the wider business.

Requirements

• Minimum 3–5 years’ experience within a similar FP&A, commercial finance or financial analysis role, ideally within retail.
• Professionally qualified or working at an equivalent level, ideally CIMA, ACA, ACCA or an international equivalent, although strong relevant experience will also be considered.
• Strong financial modelling, data analysis and data-mining capabilities, with advanced Excel skills and experience using financial reporting systems and visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Proven experience analysing sales, margins, stock and inventory, with the ability to produce accurate weekly and monthly product-focused reporting and forecasts.
• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail, with the ability to interpret complex information and turn it into commercially relevant recommendations.
• Confident working cross-functionally with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, with strong communication, organisation and time-management skills.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to manage changing priorities, tight deadlines and a fast-paced commercial environment.

Please note: Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback at this stage. Successful applicants will be contacted in due course.

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