WHY SUPERDRUG?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.
We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.
Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

HERE’S THE EXCITING BIT…A DAY INCLUDES

We have a brilliant opportunity to join our Retail Finance team as a Retail Finance Analyst.
The Retail Finance team forms part of a larger Commercial Finance team consisting of Trading Finance, Healthcare Finance, Online & Distribution, Procurement and Property & Investments Finance.
Retail Finance is a team of that provides financial analysis and support to wide range of stakeholders including the Retail Operations Director and Store Operations team.
The team owns the store running costs from a Finance perspective and act as valued business partners, ensuring that the store profitability analysis provided supports decision making.
We care about individual career development and we’re looking for someone who wants to grow with us. There will be an opportunity to enrol on an apprentice scheme where we will support you towards either CIMA, ACA or ACCA accreditation.

JOB PURPOSE

The role has responsibility for providing financial information and analytical support to the Retail Operations team to enable them to deliver their company targets and business profitability. You will act as the Finance Business Partner for the Retail Operations team helping them with queries, forecasting and budgeting.
The role also has responsibility for the financial management of retail store operation cost centres and store variable costs.
However, the first 3-4 months will be spent providing temporary financial support to the Beauty Services team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of month end processes in relation to the regional & retail store operation, store variable costs and the Beauty Services P&L, you will own the posting of these costs, ensuring that there are robust controls in place and that all costs are accurately accounted for and Balance Sheet reconciliations are completed with a high degree of insight.
Finance Business Partner to Retail Operations teams, which involves answering ad-hoc queries, attending regular meetings and being a point of contact within the finance team.
Ownership of all Retail Finance Regular Reporting and Packs.
Support the Retail Finance Manager with the delivery of the Company’s Retail KPI Bonus model.
Partner the Reporting Project Analyst with the development and launch of new automated Power BI reports across both Retail and Beauty Services.
Support the Retail Finance Manager with the Quarterly Forecasting and the Annual Budgeting process for Retail Finance Costs.
Providing financial analysis and support to investment decisions including business case preparation and presentations to the investment committee for retail related contracts.
Substitute for the Retail Finance Manager in their absence.
Ad-Hoc support for the beauty services business in providing analysis, completing reporting and month-end preparation.