Lead Finance Analyst - E-commerce

Lead Finance Analyst

Competitive plus excellent benefits (Work Level 6A)
Manchester, in this role you’ll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy)

In line with the Internal Mobility Policy, we’d like to make you aware that there is a preferred candidate who has been identified for this opportunity.

We’re looking for a Finance Analyst to join us and support in analysing and reporting on the performance and profitability of our Online channels. Working alongside our Quick Commerce Team, you’ll be providing a clear analysis of our performance, translating it into accessible and insightful recommendations so that our senior leaders can use it to inform decisions that optimise the business. 

As a Finance Analyst, you’ll be playing a key part in the team that’s responsible for analysing performance and trends and providing insights from that data in order to plan for the future. If you’re future-focused and can bring us the skills that we need, we can offer you the chance to build your career with a business that always puts people at the heart of its strategy. 

What you’ll do

• Work closely with the Quick Commerce Team to understand key projects and the analysis required to make appropriate strategic decisions
• Deliver detailed and accurate reports, financial plans and insightful analysis, supported by the Q-comm business partner
• Work with large datasets to provide variance analysis and insight across the different channels and projects as required
• Where necessary, assist the wider Quick Commerce Team in completing key planning deliverables
• Ensure any risk and opportunities are identified and embedded into future forecasts, presenting any financial impacts they might have
• Support communications to the leadership teams to assist them in making well informed decisions that improve business performance
• Help to tell the story of performance of individual channels as well as overall Q-comm, including our aggregator
• Provide analysis and support for key projects, including test and learn analysis
• Identify any new techniques and methodologies to improve insights, weekly and periodic reporting across the business

This role would suit people who have

• A professional accountancy qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or are working towards it
• Experience in financial analysis, insight, or reporting
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and database applications
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and present to diverse stakeholders
• A proactive approach to prioritizing tasks and driving continuous improvement in a dynamic environment

Why Co-op? 

At Co-op, we’re owned by our members. And because we’re owned by you, we can do right by you. So when you join us, you’re not just taking a job, you’re joining a movement. We’re an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we’re powered by purpose. We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you’ll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays 
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Stream app – giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

Building a diverse environment

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme at Disability Confident Scheme - Co-op Colleagues and more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion at Diversity and Inclusion