Finance Analyst

London

A bit about the job

As a Finance Analyst, you will support the Finance Manager and the wider team in providing effective financial challenge and support to business partners. You will be instrumental in the end-to-end management accounts process, budgeting and forecasting, evaluating strategic investment decisions, and providing analysis and insights. Your role will be crucial in delivering timely and clear financial information to aid decision-making across the business.

As a Finance Analyst, you will:

Produce timely, detailed, and clear analysis to support business areas in understanding performance

Provide concise commentary on sales, costs and overall performance, including recommendations for improvement

Contribute to month-end routines of management accounts, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations

Identify risks and opportunities against budget, suggesting mitigation strategies and ways to capitalise on opportunities

Undertake analysis for potential initiatives using financial modelling techniques

Report on KPIs, highlighting risks and opportunities

Support the budgeting and forecasting process

Interpret non-financial information and transform it into financial reports

Produce reports easily understood by non-financial people

Make recommendations to improve reporting and analysis

Deal with queries and requests professionally and promptly

Participate in ad hoc projects as required

Work collaboratively, sharing ideas and information with colleagues

Continually seek ways to improve own performance both technically and behaviourally

Represent the finance community in line with Selfridges values

Understand and support the delivery of Selfridges strategy and initiatives

A bit about the role

Retail/FMCG experience, preferably in retail

Working towards a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA)

High standard of accuracy with financial and statistical data

Proactive and able to take initiative

Able to manage your own workload

Commercially aware

Customer-focused with the ability to build good cross-functional relationships

Strong communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills

Advanced Excel skills and proficiency in other core applications

Flexible and open to change

Good team player

Key Measures of Success for this role:

Timely and accurate production of financial analysis and reports

Effective contribution to budgeting and forecasting processes

Identification of risks and opportunities that impact business performance

Successful completion of ad hoc projects and initiatives

Positive feedback from business partners on financial support provided
Posted 2025-07-19

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