finance manager London, England
Job description
At a glance
We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Finance team aim for around 2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings but again, are flexible on this. The role could also be based at either our Bracknell or Victoria campus based on your preference.
The salary range for this role is set at £33,800 - £50,700.
This position is a permanent contract.
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our FP&A team here at the John Lewis Partnership as a Finance Analyst.
The role of the FP&A team is to drive business performance and deliver the financial outcomes set in the Partnership Plan. The FP&A Analyst will have responsibility for the production and delivery of accurate and high quality planning, reporting and analysis at a Partnership level across the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash flow statements for the Partnership as a whole, or in deep dive analysis into specific business areas. All with a focus on the ‘so what’ in order to drive financial performance.
Through working directly with the business and stakeholders in Finance, you will help the Executive, Board and Senior Finance Leaders understand their financial targets, how they are performing against these targets and implications for future performance. You will also develop solutions and make recommendations to improve financial performance and mitigate risks based on the financial outputs produced.
You’ll have a continuous improvement mindset, building connections across the wider Commercial Finance team to improve process efficiency and effectiveness across planning, reporting and analysis. You will be curious about new technology and able to incorporate into your areas of responsibility to improve process and insight delivered.
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Essential skills you’ll need
Accounting qualification / studying for qualification or equivalent experience
Strong financial acumen and analytical skills
Desirable
Keen interest in the retail industry
Benefits of the Partnership and the role
- Hybrid Working and excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our market leading equal parenthood leave Policy
️ - Full time working holiday entitlement of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay). After three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not
- You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete Earning Membership. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount
- Simple cycle to work support scheme
- We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them
- To learn more about our Benefits, please visit - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/
Find out more about the extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us on our website under About the Partnership; Benefits.
Next Steps
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