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Available Job Today Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.

A new permanent Finance Analyst role has become available! This is a great, high profile Finance Analyst role in the rapidly developing Ocado Solutions business. The role will work on business models, scenario analysis, profitability modelling and forecast for our Solutions partners as well as monthly reporting, analysis and commentary, budgets, forecasts and reporting of actual performance.

You will be working closely with the commercial teams who partner with our UK and International clients, various departments around Ocado and your finance colleagues.

You will be responsible for working with the Technology Solutions business to pull together and continually develop the budget, forecasts, actuals and business case modelling.

Working Hybrid with 2 days a week in the amazing Hatfield Head offices and 3 days working from home!

What else will you be doing?

• Providing value adding financial insight, support and challenge to the Ocado Solutions Commercial team by building effective

• working relationships including Senior Managers and with other departments in the business

• Support the development of business case modelling for Ocado Solutions

• Work closely and build an effective relationship with the commercial team to provide value adding insight and financial advice into

• management discussions

• Produce period management packs, analysis and commentary and present to Partnership managers and SFM/Head of Finance

• Financial support for Finance Manager - review contract terms and undertake client profitability reviews annually

• Assist in the Budget and Forecast process for Ocado Solutions. Reviewing allocated costs from other business areas and provide

• a healthy challenge; understand key drivers for revenue and costs.

• Continually identify and implement improvements to business processes to increase efficiency and ensure all costs are recorded

• accurately in the accounts. Challenge and review results to seek opportunities to increase income/reduce costs and risks

• Develop models to explain the cash flow impact of different scenarios

• Preparation of information/ schedules for audit and external reporting

• Maintain and enhance financial controls ensuring accuracy and robustness of reporting and continue to develop reporting for the Solutions business

About you

Essential skills and experience required

• Qualified CIMA / ACA/ ACCA or equivalent Accountant
• Experience of financial modelling and budgeting and forecasts
• Experience of strong business partnering and working in a matrix structure
• Strong Excel skills
• You must be able to prioritise and have a flexible approach, responding to the changing nature of Ocado in a timely manner

Not essential but an advantage:

• System skills including mainstream accounting packages e.g. Oracle, Hyperion

We are seeking individuals who are personable, flexible and hard working with the ability to be strong in their dealings with others.

They will need to be able to challenge assumptions behind forecasts and budgets

Excellent time management skills, demonstrating high levels of accuracy, thoroughness and reliability whilst coping under pressure

Excellent communication skills as the role requires interaction across all operational functions of the business, both financial and non-financial

Candidates must be logical, self-motivated, proactive, have an eye for detail, confident to challenge business partners and comfortable operating within an environment of substantial change

Benefits

What we offer you!

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we’ve ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.

• 
  30 days ‘working from anywhere in the world’ policy

• Wellbeing support through Apps such as Unmind and an Employee Assistance Programme

• 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)

• Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)

• Private Medical Insurance ( In your first month of joining)

• 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)

• Train Ticket loan (interest-free)

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices

• Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices

• Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes

• 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees (In your first month of joining)

• Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary)

If you feel you have the skills and experience we might be looking for then please apply immediately!