finance analyst in Kennington

DescriptionWe’re looking for a finance analyst to join our team here at Starbucks.
A high number of candidates may make applications for this position, so make sure to send your CV and application through as soon as possible.
A place where you’re valued, challenged, and inspired.
Where your voice is brewed into everything we do.
At Starbucks, we’re all about you.As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for supporting the delivery of forecasting, planning, performance reporting, and financial analysis across assigned functions, coordinating the forecast cycle, consolidating inputs from Finance Business Partners, and ensuring timely and accurate reporting to stakeholders.
You will also develop dashboards and analytical tools to enhance decision-making, produce weekly and monthly performance reporting, support budgeting and forecasting processes, and provide ad hoc financial analysis across a range of commercial and operational initiatives.We’ll look to you to bring your relevant finance qualifications and experience, ideally being part or recently qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent), ideally within multisite retail or large corporate environments.
You’ll be a data analytics and systems expertise with advanced Power BI and Excel skills, with experience using SQL, Alteryx, Anaplan or similar tools to manage, transform and analyse data with a proven ability to automate reporting, improve data quality, build dashboards and generate actionable business insights.
We’re looking to see your commercial acumen and business partnering experience, working cross-functionally as a trusted finance partner, supporting decision-making and explaining complex concepts to non-finance stakeholders, which means you’ll need strong communication, influencing, and presentation skills.The best part about this role is that no two days are ever the same! Working as our finance analyst, you’ll get involved in:Delivering insightful reporting, analysis, and performance tracking, producing accurate and timely financial reporting, analysing performance against budget and forecasts, providing clear variance commentary and actionable insights to support decision-makingSupporting forecasting, planning, and financial modelling activities and increasingly owning forecasting cycles (rolling forecasts, quarterly plans, AOP), building and maintaining financial models and business cases aligned to operational and strategic plansPartnering with stakeholders to drive cost control and commercial performance, collaborating cross-functionally to support cost control, challenge assumptions and provide financial insightsBuilding strong relationships across finance (EMEA, US) and business teams to enable accountability and planningOwning and enhancing data, systems, and reporting tools, maintaining data accuracy across systems (e.g.
Anaplan, Power BI) managing reporting outputs, and continuously improving and simplifying models, dashboards, and processes to drive efficiency and insightSupporting governance, insights, and continuous improvement, contributing to monthly business reviews, presentations, and ad hoc analysis; identifying risks and opportunities, supporting data and reporting strategy, and proactively improving ways of working across the finance teamQualificationsIn return, we’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits that include:25 days holiday a year (plus