Senior Finance Analyst

Job Description

Senior Finance Analyst - FP&A Operations

Permanent

Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join the Operations finance team; supporting with the business partnering of Boots central support functions and central costs as well as providing key insights and reporting to senior management and Group as part of the FP&A team.

This role will report into the Finance Business Partner for Central Costs and will primarily be focussed within this area.

Key responsibilities

• Lead month-end planning, reporting, and variance analysis processes.

• Develop overall understanding of the central cost base and provide insight, data and commentary to support wider FP&A reporting.

• Support with the business partnering (including month-end processes, budget and forecasting) of Central Support functions.

• Support with the management of centrally owned SG&A.

• Support Finance Business Partner with SG&A project work as required.

• Ensure data integrity within our systems (SAP and Planning Analytics) and support work on future finance system developments

• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Work with other areas of Finance, the Business and Group functions to create a consolidated view of performance

What you'll need to have

• Recently qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience in management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; prior experience with SAP is advantageous.

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

• Ability to build trusted relationships and promote financial discipline.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative and inclusive approach to teamwork.
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement orientation.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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