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Reports to: Commercial Finance Manager

Location: Kensington Hight Street, London (planned relocation to London Victoria in 2025)

Salary: £30-35k

Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours

Bonus: 10% of salary (paid annually on achievement of objectives)

Benefits: Benenden Health, Retail Trust and up to 25% in store discounts.

Job purpose: The primary purpose of this role is to provide strong and proactive assistance of the finance, and to partner with operational & commercial teams with analysis of the business, management reporting, budgeting and other ad-hoc finance analysis.

Key responsibilities:
• Preparation of reports and presentations for internal and external business stakeholders, including weekly & monthly performance reports and quarterly presentations for each platform where the business operates concessions
• In-depth analysis of commercial results (sales, margin & stock, mix effects and KPI trends)
• Assistance for monthly financial closings (e.g. Newport submissions for the... group, stock provisioning reports) & P&L variance analysis against forecast
• Preparation of full platform P&L forecasts for corporate budgetary purposes (including sales, margin and store costs)
• Preparation of budget packs
• Partnering with Commercial and Operations team to provide decision support on commercial initiatives including pricing & promotion analysis, modelling and making recommendations to drive business growth & development
• Ownership of monthly rent calculations and preparing data for audited rent certificates.
• Ad-hoc analysis upon request
• Supporting with business development opportunities

Qualifications & experience:
• Business degree, finance qualification (part qualified)
• 1-2 years’ experience in FP&A/analytical roles in retail
• Excellent Excel capabilities; can demonstrate understanding and experience of Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, SUMIF
• Highly proficient at manipulating and analysing large volumes of data in order to identify key commercial issues/trends.
• Familiar with using business intelligence tools like Business Warehouse or BI4
• Experience of SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Analysis for Office would be advantageous.

Key skills:
• Able to work independently and suggest solutions to queries raised
• Strong attention to details/accuracy/controls of data
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to organise work around tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal/presentational and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group (executives, accountants, store managers…)
• Fluent in English

Our values: Can you feel the HEAT?

Whatever role you deliver for Lagardère Travel Retail, part of your responsibility is to represent and uphold our company values everyday:

HONESTY - Working ethically | Fostering a culture of openness | Treating each other fairly | Being considerate

EXCELLENCE - Delivering first class customer service | Upholding high store standards | Showcasing prestigious brands

AGILITY - Working in a fast-paced environment | Adapting well to change | Always striving to improve

TEAM SPIRT - Working together as one team | Supporting each other | Being active partners in our wider communities

We believe an inclusive and diverse culture can help businesses and people thrive. At Lagardère Travel Retail, we are committed to create a work environment where our people can fulfil their potential and be themselves and to support each and every one of them in achieving their ambitions. We welcome and consider all applicants regardless of their background and can ensure all candidates will receive a fair and equal treatment.

Closing date for applications: 24/11/2024

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