AT CANCER RESEARCH UK, WE EXIST TO BEAT CANCER.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That’s why we’re looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
Cancer Research UK’s Finance team’s credibility and professionalism in handling money fundraised by public generosity is essential to the smooth running and future ambitions of our organisation, ultimately helping the charity reach our goal of beating cancer.
Sustainable and pre-loved fashion is one of the fastest-growing areas of the Retail industry; therefore, we are investing in an ambitious Retail & Ecommerce 10-year Growth Strategy. We are proud to have a growing network of c. 600+ stores and superstores , and 4 new distribution hubs and online marketplace across the UK. In 2023/24, our Retail & Ecommerce team raised a record-breaking £134m towards our life-saving work.
We are searching for a Senior Finance Analyst to support the Retail Finance Manager, Heads of, and budget holders with budgeting, forecasting, and producing complex analyses to enable effective decision-making to maximise Retail’s income. This will involve owning the financial planning for your P&L (c.£126m income & c.£100m costs) and delivering complex payroll modelling for c.1,500 headcount, while playing a proactive, solutions-driven role in evolving and shaping more valuable cost analysis and insights to support business cases and commercial decisions.
Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to coach and support more junior members of the team and Management Accountants, while collaborating with the wider finance team to guide on financial planning for your business areas. You’ll be part of a talented and supportive working environment where you’ll discover something new and develop every day, while being surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are.
If you are a Qualified Finance Analyst who has effectively delivered financial planning, modelling, and reporting for a large and complex P&L (c.£100m+) with a large headcount (c.1,500+), we’d love for you to join our mission.

WHAT SKILLS WILL I NEED?

• Qualified Finance Analyst (ACCA/ CIMA/ ICAEW or equivalent) or qualified by experience (QBE).
• Overseen a large P&L consisting of a large headcount (c.£100m+). This includes:
• Significant experience in complex financial planning, modelling, and reporting within a large, complex organisation.
• Delivered cost, income, and/ or payroll analysis and insights for a large P&L and headcount.
• Built strong stakeholder relationships at all levels with a demonstrated ability to clearly present and explain financial information while identifying the key themes to provide insight and tell ‘the story’.
• Highly numerate with an analytical and proactive approach to problem-solving a broad range of challenges.
• Advanced Excel skills having previously worked with financial modelling and with large, complicated data sets.
• Innovative and takes a step back and question what you and the wider team are doing to strive for continuous improvement in processes, approach, and outputs.
  Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
  Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
  Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
  Human : Act to have a positive impact on people
  Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
  We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
  If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you.

Please refer the Job description for details