Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Nottingham (Support Office)
Closing date: 17/02/26
Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi
Senior Finance Analyst
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Pharmacy Controllership team to support with value-add projects, the integration of a recently acquired entity and cover for the team manager, as an integral part of a small onshore Pharmacy Financial Control team.
What you'll be doing
Working closely with the wider Healthcare Finance and Pharmacy teams, and reporting to the Head of Finance, Pharmacy Financial Control, the Senior Finance Analyst is key in providing analytical support to the Pharmacy function across Boots UK and Ireland. As part of business as usual month end tasks, and value-add projects, they will be working closely with the offshore team, our Pharmacy FP&A team, business partners and the wider Pharmacy team, maintaining a strong working relationship and communication, and ensuring accurate and timely reporting and full compliance with GAAP and Group Policy.
Key responsibilities
* Providing senior analyst capability and support within the financial control activities to support the Pharmacy functions across Boots UK & Ireland
* Support business initiatives with strong financial accounting & control as needed, from time to time including changes to NHS processes
* Developing and maintaining strong working relationships and effective ways of working with the BPO provider on all pharmacy tasks, to ensure accurate deliverables and the swift resolution and/or escalation of queries and issues
* Working closely with the wider Pharmacy functions, including Commercial Finance, FP&A, Pharmacy Operations, to ensure continued awareness of relevant commercial issues and changes
* Provide back-up support to the Finance Manager Financial Control Pharmacy (L5) through cross training of tasks
* Our 'go to' for the newly acquired Concepta Diagnostics Limited, building relationships with the team, integrating into our processes, month end reporting, ownership of accounts and statutory audit
* Ongoing automation, simplification and process improvement work for all tasks and controls you own
What you'll need to have (our must-haves)
* Part-qualified or newly qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA etc.) accountant
* Strong technical accounting skills
* Strong team player with the ability to maintain strong working relationships within Finance and remote offshore teams and wider pharmacy team
* Experience using Excel and finance business systems
* Experience of SAP ECC/S4 and BW
It would be great if you also have
* Understanding of Pharmacy in the UK and how its funded
* Experience of continuous improvement processes
Rewards designed for you
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Generous employee discounts
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
* Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
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About The Boots Group
The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
What's next
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
Keywords
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