Finance Analyst Trading in Croydon

Join the application for the Finance Analyst Trading role at Superdrug.

Location: East Croydon station area

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm – hybrid availability (2 days from home, 3 days in office)

Salary: Competitive

Why Superdrug: Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities. We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun. Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Role Purpose: Part of a key team which supports buyers in the calculation and invoicing of supplier income across the business, developing strong and effective cross‑functional working relationships and driving process improvements to enable the business to deliver company targets and profitability. This role reports to the Finance Manager, Trading (Margin Support).

A Typical Day In This Role Includes:

• Co‑ordinate the periodic promotional support process, working closely with the Commercial team to ensure all submissions are submitted accurately and on time.
• Support the Finance Manager in identifying gaps and inefficiencies where income may not be being claimed and implementing tools, reports, analysis and process improvements accordingly.
• Manage a supplier income portfolio, facilitating the timely throughput of generating invoices to suppliers, building a working relationship with the relevant Commercial teams to do so.
• Support the Financial Control team in the management of aged debt so disputes are resolved quickly, primarily in managing credit note reviews.
• Own Income balance sheets ensuring effective controls are in place.
• Work alongside the Finance Manager in building the income and margin support targets for the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes.
• Help develop and deliver role specific training and guidelines to the business around income and promotional processes.

This job is a good fit for you if:

• You have strong attention to detail and can see the ‘big picture’.
• You are excited at understanding and finding ways to improve processes.
• You are a real self‑starter and can take initiative and be proactive to deliver results.
• You have a methodical and logical approach to work.
• You have the ability to prioritise and manage parallel workflows with tight deadlines.
• You enjoy working as part of a team.
• You can work at a fast pace, in an ever changing environment.
• You are good at building strong collaborative relationships.
• You have good communication skills.

What You’ll Need:

• Part qualified accountancy qualification or intention to study.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to master technical skills quickly.
• A passion for driving change and process improvement.
• A keen eye for detail and a passion for Finance.
• Commercial awareness.

Here’s What’s In It For You:

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• We offer Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.

Come and be part of something special!

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Finance and Sales

Industries: Retail