Senior Finance Analyst
1 day ago
Nottingham
Senior Finance Analyst | Retail & Consumer | Nottingham | £45,000 - £50,000 plus excellent benefitsZachary Daniels Finance is delighted to be partnering with one of the UK's best-known retail & consumer businesses to recruit a Senior Finance Analyst.This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to accelerate their finance career within a close-knit team, while benefiting from the development opportunities and career potential of a much larger organisation. You'll gain broad exposure across finance rather than being confined to one specialist area, making this a strong platform for someone who wants to learn, develop and progress.The career opportunity is genuine. This vacancy has arisen following the internal promotion, providing a great example of where strong performance can lead within the business.The roleReporting into the Finance Manager, you'll join the wider team working across a much broader remit than a traditional position of this type.Responsibilities will include:Taking ownership of debtors and creditors reporting as part of month-end closeReviewing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variancesMaintaining oversight of cash balances and bank reconciliationsSupporting cashflow forecasting and working capital analysisSupporting VAT accounting within a more complex VAT environmentWorking with tax and payroll teams to ensure accurate accounting and reportingCollaborating closely with P2P and O2C teamsProviding support through the external audit processGaining exposure to areas including cost of sales and wider business partneringWorking with operational stakeholders to help them understand and manage debt within their areasIdentifying opportunities to improve controls, automate processes and eliminate unnecessary activityAbout youWe're not looking for someone who has already done every element of the role. The fundamentals, attitude, and willingness to learn are more important.You'll ideally have:ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification, either part-qualified, finalist or recently qualifiedStrong practical accounting fundamentals and a good understanding of debits and creditsExperience of month-end accounting and balance sheet reconciliationsSome exposure to VATStrong Excel skillsThe ability to understand the numbers rather than simply follow a processGood communication skills and the confidence to work with different stakeholdersA willingness to get involved across a broad finance remit and continue learningWe're open to candidates coming from industry or accountancy practice. Someone moving from practice into their first industry finance role could be particularly well suited, as could an industry-trained accountant looking for greater breadth, scale and career opportunity.Previous retail experience, working capital exposure, SAP or Power BI would be useful, but isn't essential.The opportunityYou'll join a close-knit finance team where you'll get visibility across different areas of the business, while also having access to the scale and career opportunities of a much larger organisation.It's an environment where you can build strong technical foundations, gain commercial exposure and work alongside experienced finance professionals. As your experience develops, there are opportunities to progress into different areas of finance and potentially into leadership.The role is based in Nottingham.Alongside a salary of £45,000 - £50,000 , you'll receive an excellent wider benefits package including pension, employee discounts, enhanced family leave and a broad flexible benefits offering.For an ambitious part-qualified, finalist or newly qualified accountant who wants breadth, development and the opportunity to build a long-term finance career, this is an opportunity well worth exploring.Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.Specialising in Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce | Design, Technical, Wholesale & Production | Finance | HR & Talent | H&S & Compliance | Marketing, Digital & Technology | Property & Centre Management | Retail Operations.Zachary Daniels is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.BBBH37121TPBN1_UKTJ