Job description
What will you be doing?
We're looking for a commercial minded finance analyst to join our progressive finance team, to support our Food & Distribution business areas during what is an exciting time to join a rapidly changing business and help to support its future direction.
Your role will involve supporting, challenging, reviewing, and interpreting the performance of our business, support costs and to analyse and help forecast project spend.
How will I know if I am right for this role?
As a person you will be confident with strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to work collaboratively with both cross functional and finance colleagues. You should be an excellent communicator with an eye for detail who is always looking to make improvements and do things better, you will need a track record of delivering accurately to deadlines and providing high quality insight and analysis.
This is a unique opportunity for someone looking to grow their finance career, being involved in both ongoing commercial decision support and supporting key projects.
What is in it for me?
In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:
- Fantastic colleague discount- including a discount of up to 20% on our products.
- Retail discounts- our new hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, save money on days out and take advantage of holiday discounts.
- Holiday buy- colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year to enjoy the things that matter to them outside of work.
- Colleague recognition- we make sure we celebrate our colleague’s achievements both personally and professionally
- Enhanced family friendly policies- we want to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.
- Paid time for volunteering- we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
- Give as you earn- as a caring society, we want to help you support charities which mean something to you.
- Wellbeing Benefits- an annual health check and access to a virtual GP to support your health and wellbeing
- Healthcare Cashplan- your wellbeing is important, so you are able contribute to a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
- Cycle 2 work- Colleagues can hire a bike through our cycle 2 work scheme and add accessories on at the same time.
- Company Pension- Colleagues can access a company pension scheme with us and receive an employer contribution when they too contribute. We also offer Pension wellbeing information to help you plan for retirement.
- Life Assurance- You’ll get free life assurance cover, that pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you’re working for us.
- Personalised learning and development- with easy access to a wide range of training programmes
Who are we?
As a progressive Co-operative Society, we want the people in our communities to thrive, for generations to come. Our people are the energy behind this positive change. We’re looking for like-minded people who want to support our communities and to know the needs of the people who live in them, to help us reach our goal of creating a sustainable society for all.As a colleague you will enjoy a wide range of benefits, including a competitive salary, Society membership, colleague discount, pension and health plans.
To find out more about working for us, visit our website www.careers.coop