Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Commercial Finance Manager and wider business to support commercial planning, performance analysis and financial decision-making.
• Provide insightful and timely financial analysis, reporting and challenge to support the achievement of business and financial targets.
• Review weekly performance across stores and categories, identifying key trends, opportunities and risks, and summarising findings for presentation to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Prepare robust financial appraisals and business cases, supporting projects and value-added initiatives designed to improve commercial performance.
• Review and validate commercial financial data, ensuring its accuracy and integrity and identifying and resolving any issues that could impact decision-making.
• Act as a key Finance Business Partner to stakeholders, providing advice and insight on financial performance and supporting the delivery of strategic objectives.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process for your area, helping stakeholders understand financial performance and improve commercial awareness.
• Provide financial insight into projects, communicating progress, financial benefits and outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain a strong financial control environment, ensuring relevant financial standards and processes are followed across the business.
• Work collaboratively with non-finance teams, providing appropriate challenge and guidance to ensure robust financial reporting and decision-making.
• Analyse large and complex data sets to identify trends, opportunities and insights that can influence business performance.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and customer-focused culture, supporting continuous improvement across the business.
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