Graduate Financial Analyst London, England
Job description
We’re looking for a dynamic, friendly and intelligent individual who’s up for an exciting opportunity to come and join our Finance team. SportPursuit is growing quickly, and as it moves into its next stage of growth, we’re bringing someone into the business responsible for addressing the business needs for financial compliance, reporting and analysis.
So, if you want to get involved with a sporty scale up, with the ability to have a huge impact from day one, read on…
Key responsibilities in this role:
Your role will be in the Management Accounts team, in a position that acts as a bridge between Management Accounts and the Accounts Payable team. The two teams working cohesively is paramount to the wider success of the Finance function to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to management.
In this role, your key responsibilities will include:
- Assisting with monthly financial closing to ensure the numbers we report are accurate
- Assisting the Finance Manager in the development and on-going execution of the company’s financial controls
- Working with teams across the business to understand their operations and processes
- Completing regular bank reconciliations and processing credit card transactions
- Ownership of regular international VAT submissions in order to meet rigid deadlines
- Engaging with external auditors to ensure financial controls are communicated effectively
- Reviewing and approving non-stock invoices, managing complex queries using Excel and liaising with suppliers to resolve issues
- Learning how to use SQL, the language we use to access our database, to analyst financial results and find new ways of making the finance team more efficient
- Supporting the Finance team to ensure the wider team achieves departmental objectives
A bit about you
As a SportPursuit employee we assume you will have a problem solving mindset and will be able to respond to challenges with creative solutions. You will be a team player and will be willing to get stuck in, one of our key values at SportPursuit. We do however require a few specifics from you.
To be successful in this role you must be:
- Disciplined and methodical in your approach to tasks
- Comfortable with challenging existing processes
- Well organised and able to prioritise your workload
- Great at solving problems independently
- Confident in using Microsoft Excel (using sumifs, index match)
- An effective communicator in both written and verbal English
- Mathematically minded
- An independent logical thinker
- Eager to develop your skills and learn new things
Nice to have but not essential:
- Work experience within a finance department
- An understanding of internal and external financial reporting
- A desire to study towards an accounting qualification
- Experience with SQL
Benefits
- Friendly and dynamic working environment with a Core Hours working pattern! Our core Hours are 10am-4pm. Make up the rest of your time when you like.
- Holiday - get stuck into your adventures. 25 days of holiday a year as a standard with the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days extra! Our Bank Holidays are flexible as well.
- Work anywhere in the world for up to 30 working days a year!
- Workplace pension - we're set up with The People's Pension to make sure we're contributing to help you save for retirement.
- Learning and Development budget available to all employees.
- Staff discount for access to great quality kit.
- Lunch & Learn sessions.
- Socials - A social budget which grows every time we hit budget, with a social team that just loves using it!
- We operate a remote working model, but don't worry, we also have our office based in London! When you're in the office we'll have lots of free food and drink - help yourself to tea and coffee as well as healthy snacks and fresh fruit. Other treats are also on hand - Chocolate Hobnobs are an office favourite!
About us:
SportPursuit fuels sporting adventure with affordable, great quality kit. Founded in 2011, SportPursuit is an innovative online retailer with over 7 million members across the UK, Europe and beyond. We hunt down the best deals available online on a wide range of quality sports and outdoor brands and create an inspiring, personalised shopping experience for each customer. Everyone in the SportPursuit team has the opportunity to make a difference and help grow the business.
Diversity at SportPursuit:
SportPursuit recruits, employs, trains and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender identity and/or expression, or any other protected status. SportPursuit is dedicated to nurturing an inclusive environment where employees can bring their full selves to work. We celebrate diversity of thought and recognise the strength and dynamism that comes with it.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
