Commercial Finance Analyst

Location

Hybrid: 1-2 days at our Support Centre in Hams Hall Distribution Park, Coleshill.

Become a Commercial Finance Analyst

Are you ready to dive into our exciting world of finance at The Works?

As a Commercial Finance Analyst, you’ll be at the heart of our commercial team decoding financial mysteries, uncovering hidden valuable insights, and helping to shape strategic decisions that drive our business forward - you get to be the star of that show!

Reporting to a Commercial Finance Business Partner, this role sits within a growing team of eight, amongst a wider finance team. The team is expanding because they’ve been dropping financial wisdom bombs left and right, and the business is all ears. 

Here you'll develop a deep understanding of the key drivers for the business, uncovering the secret sauce behind our business success, which will enable you to deliver really valuable insight, and challenge decisions or thought processes based on your data insights, which will add loads of value and influence to our strategic business decisions. Cool, right?!

Your Mission

• Dedicated support to the commercial management teams, building a strong relationships with them and their teams.
• Providing effective commercial support and insights to deliver against key operational, commercial, and financial targets.
• Reporting on and understanding our KPIs.
• Supporting the budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Providing ad-hoc analysis and reporting to the business.
• Ownership of the monthly management accounts for you business areas of responsibility.
• Represent finance in commercial project working groups.

Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart

• Previous Experience: You’ve worked in similar fast-paced environments, possibly in retail or hospitality.
• Excel and Analytical Skills: You pay attention to detail and work efficiently under time pressure.
• MI Tools Proficiency: You’re familiar with MI tools like Cognos, TM1, and Aptos. 
• Budgeting and Forecasting Skills: You have hands-on experience with budgeting and forecasting processes. 
• Motivated and Self-Sufficient Individuals: You take initiative and proactively seek solutions.
• Inquisitive and Confident Thinkers: You question assumptions and processes with confidence.
• Collaborative Approach: You excel in communication and interpersonal skills, influencing colleagues at all levels.
• Commercially Astute Professionals: You understand business levers, interpret data, and provide meaningful insights.
• Experience with Budgeting and Forecasting: You review and challenge commercial targets with budget-holders.
• Strong Organizational Skills: You can adapt quickly to deliver results on ad-hoc tasks.

Our PERKS really are ‘The Works’

• 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days!
• MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more!
• Holiday – 33 days including bank holidays.
• Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days
• Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• Wagestream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them – for when ‘life’ happens!
• Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan – To support your everyday healthcare costs
• And loads more! – Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving
  

Why The Works?

We don’t just sell products. We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.

You sell the paint that turns someone into an artist. You provide the book that unleashes an inner author. You supply the games that help bring families together. You give someone the puzzle book that reconnects someone with a late family member’s memory.

You never know who someone will become. So with your passion, and our products, you will help ignite the spark in helping people unleash their creativity, find new passions, hobbies, or rekindle fond memories.

The unseen possibilities are limitless, and it all starts with you.

Our Purpose

To inspire reading. learning, creativity and play - making lives more fulfilled.

Our Values

We are Crafty | We are Caring | We are Can-do

We Listen. We Care

Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what’s going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you’ve ever worked! You’ll have opportunity to help give us that direction.

Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments

At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term).

We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working. And, where possible, we'll try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply for this role, please contact and we’ll be happy to help!

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