Capital Governance / MI Analyst: Argos in City of London

Every Argos store, distribution site and property depends on well maintained assets and well judged investment. As our Capital Governance and MI Analyst, you'll make sure those investment decisions are based on clear, trusted information. You'll keep capital spend accurately tracked, governed and reported across Facilities Management and Property. You'll turn financial and operational data into practical insight, so leaders can see budgets, performance, supplier delivery, risks and opportunities. You'll work with operational teams, project leads, suppliers and Finance to bring it all together. Your work will help teams prioritise well, control budgets and keep improving. If you enjoy being the person who makes complex information clear, and you want to see your analysis shape real decisions, this role is for you.

What you'll be doing:

• Tracking capital expenditure, commitments and forecasts across FM and Property programmes, so there's always an accurate view of budgets, spend to date and expected outturn.
• Supporting the annual and multi-year capital programme by pulling together investment requirements and giving decision makers the information they need to prioritise.
• Managing the end to end approval process for urgent capital requests when assets fail, making sure each one is clear on need, cost, risk, options and urgency, and reaches the right decision makers quickly.
• Maintaining capital governance controls and monitoring adherence to approval routes and delegated authorities, flagging gaps or exceptions so they can be resolved.
• Producing regular management information, reports and dashboards, with clear commentary that makes complex data easy for senior and operational stakeholders to act on.
• Tracking KPIs and supplier performance, and spotting the trends and exceptions that need management attention.
• Working with budget holders, project leads and Finance to reconcile data, investigate variances and improve the accuracy of reporting and forecasts.
• Using data and operational feedback to find improvements in governance, reporting and ways of working, then measuring whether the changes deliver real benefit.

What experience you'll bring (essential skills):

• Experience in capital tracking, governance, management information, performance reporting, budget support or a similar business facing analytical role.
• A practical understanding of budgets, commitments, forecasts, capital programmes and approval routes, and the controls that keep investment well managed.
• Accuracy and attention to detail when working with data from multiple sources, including reconciling differences and keeping clear audit trails.
• Confidence producing reports, dashboards and commentary that explain performance, variances, risks and next steps.
• The ability to turn operational and financial data into straightforward insight and practical recommendations.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with a track record of coordinating regular reporting cycles and hitting deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the confidence to constructively challenge incomplete or inconsistent information.
• Good commercial awareness and a continuous improvement mindset, with an understanding of how investment decisions affect risk, service, compliance and performance.

At Argos, we’re a digital-led UK retailer that keeps pushing boundaries to meet every generation with what they want, how and when they want it. As a market leader in general merchandise, serving millions of customers through our website, app, same-day delivery and Click & Collect services, we offer real opportunities to learn, grow and shape your career. With roles spanning Commercial, Buying, Merchandising, Design and Supply Chain, through to Digital, Operations, Customer Experience, Marketing, and People and Transformation, you will work with brilliant colleagues and directly shape how we serve our customers every day.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

• Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year.
• We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover.
• You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
• Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday.
• We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers.
• And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
• Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.