We’re looking for a motivated Finance Analyst to join us at Coop Wholesale. Since 1977, we’ve championed independent retailers to thrive with Nisa – and now, we’re entering a bold new chapter as Co-op Wholesale. It’s the same spirit, with bigger ambition: bringing the power of Co-op to more local businesses than ever. And with that, exciting opportunities are on the rise, like this one.
In this role, you’ll support our Sales and Commercial Finance team and wider stakeholders, providing detailed weekly/monthly customer sales performance reports and in depth customer profitability analysis that’ll help us to make important investment decisions and allow us to grow. This role will support our planning and forecasting cycles and will also manage the administration of customer income streams.
If you have the experience and financial competence that we need, we can provide a great opportunity for you to develop your career and work with the senior leaders within our wholesale business, making a real difference to the delivery of our profit.
What you’ll do
* Optimise and support the automation of Sales and Commercial Finance reporting; making sure it’s clear and concise with key targets to drive business performance
* Support Finance and other key stakeholders with various pieces of ad-hoc analysis and reporting
* Own the process for invoicing our partner subscriptions charges
* Analyse profitability of our partners – including the review of advance payment requests and the process to ensuring these are approved
* Support on forecasting, budgeting and planning for the Sale and Commercial team
* Provide cover across the Sales and Commercial Finance team as required
This role would suit people who have
* Qualified or part qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with experience of designing, building and maintaining complex financial models in Microsoft Excel
* The ability to understand and interpret complex data sets and summarise findings in a simple and easy to understand format
* Budgeting and forecasting skills
* Great communication skills, with a talent for building strong relationships with colleagues at different levels across the business, challenging and influencing when necessary
* Lots of self-motivation and enthusiasm, with an adaptable and flexible attitude when it comes to solving problems and exploring new opportunities
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