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Location
East Croydon
Hours
37.5 hrs | 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
Salary
Competitive
Role Purpose
The Property & Investments Finance team plays a pivotal role in providing clear financial insight, analysis and guidance across the property portfolio and capital projects. We have a great opportunity to join the team as a Finance Analyst responsible for the financial management of 3 key Property Cost lines (Rent, Rates and Service Charge) covering c.800 Superdrug stores. The role will also involve the management of the Rent costs for our sister company Savers, c.500 stores. We care about individual career development and we’re looking for someone who wants to grow with us, with the business supporting you towards either CIMA, ACCA or ACA accreditation.
A typical day in this role includes
* Business partnering the Property leadership team, providing timely, accurate and insightful analysis to support delivery of company targets and profitability.
* Ownership of month‑end processes for Rent, Rates and Service Charge, including calculation and posting of accruals and pre‑payments, and providing clear explanations of variances where appropriate.
* Preparation of Balance Sheet reconciliations ensuring they are completed with a high degree of accuracy.
* Responsibility for updating Oracle Property Manager on a monthly basis for all changes in leases and assisting the Finance Manager with other tasks required for IFRS 16 reporting.
* Supporting the Finance Manager with the Quarterly Forecasting and the Annual Budgeting processes, coordinating inputs from Property and external stakeholders and producing high‑quality outputs for Board review.
* Building strong relationships with external Finance teams across third‑party providers and attending relevant supplier meetings.
* Developing an understanding of all areas controlled by the Property function to support adhoc analysis and provide support to the wider Property & Investments Finance team where appropriate.
* Identifying opportunities to improve reporting, processes and system use to deliver better insight efficiently.
* Substituting for the Finance Manager in their absence.
Key Responsibilities
* Understand customer needs and empower others to remove any barriers to deliver great service.
* Use positive language and behaviours in all interactions with customers and colleagues, building trust and rapport.
* Suggest and support new ideas and ways of working designed to improve service.
* See every interaction with the customer as an opportunity to delight them and be comfortable using different platforms to communicate with them.
What you’ll need
* Part‑qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or a relevant university degree (minimum 2:1).
* Experience using Excel (essential).
* Working knowledge of Oracle (desirable).
* Strong communication and time‑management skills.
* Ability to work in a fast‑paced and dynamic environment.
* Ability to develop strong working relationships across the business and with third parties, including working with non‑finance stakeholders.
Technical Responsibilities
* Actively look for new ways of working through AI that would benefit the business and move things forward.
* Actively develop your ability to use AI effectively and think critically about outputs.
* Strengthen the human touch – balancing AI efficiency with human coaching, empathy and team cohesion.
Benefits
* 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
* 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
* 30% discount on Superdrug own‑brand products (both in store and online).
* Hybrid working pattern as described above.
* Company pension matching and bonus.
* Access to Stream – a money‑management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
* Part of a larger group with Savers, The Perfume Shop, Three UK.
* Part of the A.S. Watson Group.
* Unrivalled learning and development programmes.
* Enhanced maternity, shared parental, adoption leave and company sick pay, plus pregnancy‑loss support.
* So many great things.
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