Finance Analyst - FP&A, Watford

Job Title: Finance Analyst - FP&ASalary: Competitive Job Type: Full TimeWe are recruiting a Finance Analyst (FP&A) to join our Finance Team in our Support Centre in Watford. This is a key finance role for managing support centre (head-office) costs, operating cross functionally to build stakeholder engagement, providing executive insight into actual spend, whilst also assisting the wider FP&A team to provide insight into the financial performance of Wickes.Key Responsibilities:Completing the period-end close for support centre costs (head-office) in accordance with agreed deadlines, including posting all journals, reviewing and resolving accounting discrepancies and completing balance sheet reconciliationsOwnership of the support centre costs budgeting and forecast process - creating a ‘step-by-step’ timetable, communicating, arranging and leading meetings with ‘Heads of departments’ and ‘Directors’ across the business.  Compiling and reviewing the resulting data and working with the Senior Finance Manager (FP&A) to create summary files for review by the Executive BoardAnalysis and detailed review of support centre costs -  reviewing support centre costs against forecasts, and preparing packs to be reviewed by the CEO and CFOBeing the first point of contact for support centre business partnering and providing support where requiredCoordinate the submission of the Wickes P&L flash, liaising and communicating deadlines with the wider finance team as necessary, and review of the flash before creating a pack to be sent to the FLT (finance leadership team)Assist with the completion of the periodic management accounts, providing commentary of P&L performance vs targetsAssist with various FP&A team deliverables, including supporting the end to end budget / forecasting / outlook cycles across the finance function, leading the budget upload process and assisting with various data manipulation and slide preparation tasksAd hoc analysis as required by Director of FP&A / Senior FP&A ManagerWhat are we looking for:Part qualified in CIMA/ACCA/ACA Retail experienceBusiness partnering experienceAbility to draw conclusions and insight from data analysisHigh attention to detailAnalytical skillsStrong spreadsheet skillsWell organised with the ability to prioritise workSome understanding of P&L and balance sheetAbility to create journalsWhat can we offer you?You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:Competitive BonusSave-as-you-earn schemeContributory pension schemeColleague discount Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work schemeOur widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support. By giving you the support you need to do well at work, and the flexibility to make life work for you. We are giving you a career that doesn’t put your life on hold. Where you can be yourself, do your best work, and make a positive difference every day.We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture.  We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working. About Us: Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market.  With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.  But it is the Wickes culture that we are really proud of it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.Vacancy Reference #47415Please contact us here if you require any adjustments within the application process.  If you require any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage you will have an opportunity to inform us when we invite you to interview. Please note, this link is only for reasonable adjustments required - general enquiries, or direct CV applications cannot be accepted via this form.