Senior Finance Analyst

Are you passionate about turning data into meaningful insights that help shape business decisions? We're looking for a Senior Finance & Data Analyst to join our Group Head Office Finance team, partnering with senior stakeholders across the business to deliver robust financial reporting, insightful analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to combine financial expertise with data and technology skills, helping to strengthen reporting processes, improve decision-making and drive greater efficiency across the organisation. Working closely with Finance Business Partners, Group Finance and business leaders, you'll play a key role in understanding costs, identifying trends and delivering high-quality analysis that supports strategic outcomes. What you’ll be doing: - Identifying opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and implementing efficient, sustainable solutions - Supporting monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting and planning activities across assigned business areas - Leading month-end reporting activities and ensuring financial information is accurate and complete - Producing insightful financial analysis and management information to support informed decision-making - Building and enhancing reporting tools, dashboards and Power BI models to improve transparency and efficiency - Partnering with cost centre owners and stakeholders to support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning - Monitoring financial controls, accounting standards and compliance requirements across reporting activities - Supporting business transformation initiatives by providing financial insight, challenge and analytical expertise Who we’re looking for: - Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred) with relevant commercial experience - Strong financial analysis, planning and reporting experience within a finance or analytical environment - Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to present complex analysis through clear visuals and reporting - Experience using Power BI and developing reporting models, dashboards or other business intelligence solutions - A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of enhancing processes and delivering efficiencies - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail - Confident communication skills and experience presenting insights to senior stakeholders - Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer: - The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes - Generous pension contribution - Life assurance - Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only) - At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday - Competitive family leave - Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only) - There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online - We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience