Finance Analyst, Centre of Planning, Reporting & Analysis

Job description

Job Type

Finance

Region

London
South East England

Location

Bracknell
Victoria

Preferred Hours

Full Time

Partnership Level

07

Closing Date

12/7/2020

Vacancy Type

Fixed Term - Other

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Salary

£46,600 - £63,000

Salary Frequency

per annum

Hours of Work

35 hours per week
Monday to Friday
Core hours are 09:00 - 17:30

As a business we encourage flexible working. We have a number of different ways to work flexibly, so at your interview feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you. There are no guarantees, however, examples of how our Partners already work flexibly include part-time, job share, home working and compressed hours.

This role can be based in either Bracknell or Victoria, London, with regular travel to the alternate location. In light of the current situation, this role will temporarily involve a mixture of working from home as well as in the office environment. Therefore it's key that you have access to a suitable working environment if at home, away from any distractions and your own secure wifi connection.

Please note, the pay band covers both Finance Analysts and Senior Finance Analysts.

These are fixed-term positions which will end on the 30th January 2021. For internal applicants, as these are secondment positions the successful Partners' benefits will remain unchanged.

Duties & Responsibilities

What's the role about?

Here at the John Lewis Partnership, we've transformed our Finance Directorate to create a function that is truly world-class. This journey started almost three years ago by bringing together our previous divisional teams to create a single, unified Finance function to support both our brands - John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners. This step in our evolution was designed to ensure we're creating great roles and careers for our Partners, whilst at the same time providing the business with the insight, challenge and control in order to deliver the Partnership's Strategy. Our new design allows us to be more agile and flexible, so we can continue to respond as our industry, and our world, changes.

We are now recruiting for Finance Analysts to join our Centre of Planning, Reporting and Analysis (CoPRA) team. The CoPRA team are fully focused on the production of financial analysis, reporting and planning for the entire Partnership that leverages the expertise, knowledge and skills of Partners in the team.

The team are a central financial hub for the Partnership, and consist of a pool of Partners who work flexibly to gain broad commercial experience as well as financial expertise in specific activities (e.g. planning) and functions (e.g. Supply Chain). Due to the dual-site nature of the role, it is essential that our Partners can work independently, as well as working as part of the wider team. The CoPRA structure enables Partners to gain exposure across different areas both within the team and across Finance, by completing rotations in the different areas and supporting strong career progression opportunities within the Partnership.

Why do our Finance Analysts love working for us?

Finance Analyst Mitesh describes what he enjoys about being part of the CoPRA team:

"The work we do in CoPRA directly drives strategic level decisions and allows us to add value to the business. We are continually working on new projects or initiatives with varied stakeholders, meaning there is minimal repetitive work. For me personally, working in the Property Cash & Capital team is great as it's such a high profile focus area, not only for our business, but across retail and the wider economy in general giving me significant experience."

Job Requirements

What you'll be doing as a Finance Analyst

As a Finance Analyst, your key responsibilities will include:

- Service Delivery - Responsible for production of pan Partnership planning, reporting and analysis work
- Continuous Improvement - Accountable for leading in a culture seeking to make incremental improvements to propositions, processes, controls and/or policies
- Partnership Mindset - Accountable for spotting and driving connections between the function and other areas of the organisation by working in consistent ways and creating a collaborative culture with an aligned purpose and outcomes
- Relationship Management - Accountable for influencing and managing relationships with stakeholders (teams, functional, Partnership, external) to enable the successful delivery of activities and projects
- Business Partnering - Accountable for bringing advice, insight, support and challenge to the table in order to actively contribute to the shaping of divisional/client strategy

Required essential experience skills and qualifications

What you'll have

- CIMA qualified (or equivalent qualification), part qualified or qualified through demonstrable experience
- Experience in Financial Modelling
- Experience in Planning, Reporting and Analysis activities
- Good level of analytical skill
- Ability to work accurately at pace

Required desirable experience skills and qualifications

What else can you bring

- Retail or FMCG experience

Please consider the following when making your application:

- We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
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- Please ensure you attach a current CV to your application

Please note, this role is subject to the following pre-employment screening: 3 year reference check, professional qualification check and 5 year financial probity.

So, what can we offer you, should you join the team...

- You will be eligible for the Partnership Bonus; a percentage of your annual salary every year - and the first £3,600 is tax-free
- After 3 months service you'll receive your Discount Card, entitling you to 25% off the majority of goods in John Lewis & Partners and 20% off the majority of goods in Waitrose & Partners (exclusions apply)
- Partners have access to a £250 learning and training subsidy every year, this includes any qualifications you wish to take
- 25 days holiday on joining and the option to purchase 5 more days each year
- Access to PartnerChoice, our online hub of exclusive offers, including discounts at local restaurants, reduced rates on holidays and free days out
- Access to our exclusive Partnership Hotels

All this, and so much more is available when you join the Partnership - follow this link to find out more https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/

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