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Diversity matters
We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.
We see you, we celebrate you, we want you!
Who we are
You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.
The Living Wage Foundation’s statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what’s inside that counts - whether that’s an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.
Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.
Job Title: Financial Analyst - 1 year parental cover
Location: Poole
Salary band: £30k - £35k
As a Financial Analyst, you will review and analyse key financial data to provide insight across the business, and in particular to support the Senior Finance Business Partner for Retail and Buying. The core focus of the role will be sales, cost of goods and stock, however, you will also provide cost reporting and analysis through our “Jigsaw” framework. Core responsibilities include weekly and monthly sales reporting, monthly cost of goods postings and analysis, global “sales & admin” cost analysis and global stock reporting and analysis.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for preparing the weekly and monthly sales league reporting, including submission timeliness and quality.
* Responsible for preparing and reviewing accuracy of the data for the monthly product sales report.
* Responsible for updating a series of KPI dashboards regularly to a high quality, ensuring accuracy and improving design and accessibility.
* Support the cost of goods analyst with month end processes and analysis.
* Produce and maintain regular and insightful reporting on stock, sharing with the relevant FBPs and the group FDs.
* Report on our global costs through our “jigsaw” framework, summarising movements against prior year and budget for the month and rest-of-year forecast. Produce ad hoc analysis and commentaries to support areas that do not have an FBP (e.g. other admin, hubs, charitable giving) for the FDs. Tidy up structural issues such as recharges and inconsistency of classification.
* Support the Retail & Buying FBP with any cost analysis and reporting required.
* Ad hoc analytical support for both the global commercial analyst and cost of goods analyst as required.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
* Strong Excel spreadsheet skills, including complex formulas. Ideally, also experience with Google Sheets.
* Analytically & commercially minded.
* Problem-solving skills, comfortable determining their own approach to a task.
* Culturally, someone who is enthusiastic about Lush and our ethics
* Understanding of standard costing
* Ability to work across teams and develop relationships with stakeholders in other departments.
* Accountancy background/interest will be advantageous
Benefits
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* 6 months of full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver must qualify for SMP)
* Enhanced paternity leave*
* Bonus scheme
* Day off for weekday birthdays
* Holiday purchase scheme
* 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted rail and bus season tickets
* Employee assistance programme
* We’re 10% Employee Owned - all colleagues play a role in protecting our ethics, our independence, contributing ideas for the future and share in the rewards of success when the company is doing well.
* Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions and much more
* *Tailored gender affirming care
*qualifying period/hours required
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Since establishing in 1995 in Poole, Dorset, Lush has been driven by innovation and its ethics.
Creators of pioneering beauty products such as the fizzing bath bomb, shower jellies and solid shampoo bars, we place emphasis on fresh ingredients like organic fruits and vegetables, fight against animal testing and combat over-packaging by developing products that can be sold ‘naked’ to the customer without any packaging.
We currently operate in 52 countries with 928 global shops. Through our separate business divisions we invent, manufacture and sell our handmade products direct to our customers through our own shops and online. The fact that we make all our products by hand is something we are really rather proud of!
Lush is 10% Employee Owned since 2017 and our people are the heart and soul of our business.