Financial Analyst

Role overview

Retail performance and planning

• Analyzes retail sales, revenue, margins, operating expenses, profitability, and KPIs across stores and brands.
• Prepares store and brand profitability reports, monitors performance against targets, and identifies key drivers and variances.
• Supports annual budgets, forecasts, reforecasting, and actual-versus-budget analysis.
• Prepares projections and business cases for new stores, expansions, relocations, and other retail initiatives.
• Investigates underperforming stores and supports management improvement plans.
• Analyzes inventory, stock turnover, ageing, markdowns, sell-through, pricing, promotions, and commercial initiatives.
• Develops financial models and scenario analyses for retail investments, expansion, launches, and operational decisions.
• Prepares management reports, dashboards, presentations, ad-hoc analyses, and actionable recommendations.
• Extracts and analyzes ERP and retail-system data, maintains Excel models, and improves or automates recurring reporting.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in financial analysis, FP&A, commercial finance, or management reporting.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, financial modelling, and data analysis.
• Experience with ERP and retail management systems.

Preferred experience and capabilities

• Retail experience, particularly in a multi-store or multi-brand environment, is strongly preferred.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar ERP experience is an advantage.
• CMA, ACCA, CIMA, or CFA qualifications are an advantage.
• Strong analytical, numerical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills; able to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Key deliverables and interfaces