Commercial Finance Analyst

We’re looking for a Commercial Finance Analyst to support the financial planning and decision-making in our business. You’ll be responsible for Sales and Margin reporting across all global channels/markets, working closely with the commercial and customer service teams and key stakeholders within the business.

You'll be analytical (of course) and proactive, able to think outside the box, to support the business in delivering its strategic objectives. You’ll have fantastic communication skills with the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment as we grow, scale and optimize for success.

The Responsibilities:

• Running the daily status report and providing variance analysis to the commercial teams to drive actions in achieving targets when required.

• Support on the weekly sales flash and trade deck.

• Update prebook reporting for the various markets

• Providing open orders, invoiced sales and run rate analysis to commercial teams to facilitate forecasting requirements.

• Support on maintaining and updating the customer hierarchy in our BI tool

• Assisting the commercial finance team during month end, preparing journals 

• Assist Commercial Finance Manager in maintaining the global consolidation sales and margin files- ensuring data integrity. 

• Support commercial teams in preparation of Billings and Trade files and quarterly forecasts

• Provide clearance calculations when required for deal approval

• Help maintain seasonal reports ( sales/margin/product/channel )

• Support the Head of Sales & Margin – Commercial Finance on ad hoc requests and continued process/reporting improvements to support the business

• Develop strong relationships across finance and keep channels of communication open, so that we are reporting accurately and avoiding ‘surprises’.

The Person:

• Experience of working in a commercial finance function for a retail business. A working understanding of different business models (wholesale, distributor, B2C) would be a benefit but not essential.

• NetSuite experience is desired but not essential.

• Have an accounting qualification or part qualified.

• You’ll be super-analytical, a ‘whizz’ with data and numbers and be able to use this to influence, challenge and support commercial decisions and spot new business opportunities.

• Strong Excel Skills to facilitate reporting improvements and efficiencies.

• You’ll be a great communicator; enjoying collaborating cross-functionally and with all levels just as much as you enjoy a good colour-coded spreadsheet.

• Proactive, curious and focused, you’ll want to make an impact and will ask questions, pull information and bring the right people along with you.

• Happy working in a fast paced and changing environment.

We recognise that not everyone will meet every requirement. If you’re excited about this role and feel like you could add value, we’d love to hear from you.

The Benefits:

• 👟 Product Allowance

• ⏰ Hybrid and flexible working hours

• ☀️ Summer Fridays (6 ½ days in July and August on Fridays)

• 🎂 A day off for your Birthday

• 🌴 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

• 🗺️ Work from anywhere for 2 weeks

• 🚼️ WorkPlace Nursery (salary sacrifice scheme to save money on your nursery fees)

• 💆‍♀️ Wellbeing Program – Retail Trust, Sanctus Coaching and Calm App

• 📚 Career development allowance ( Personal allowance to use on career development)

• 🏥 Private health care and or dental care (provided by AXA and DenPlan

• 🤩 Socials organised by Wellbeing and Feel Good group

• ➡️ Check out our careers page to learn more!

Work Environment.

We know the world of work has changed, gone are the days of a 9-5 week in the office every day. We currently have our UK office base at The Foundry, Hammersmith where we have a hybrid working approach of 3 days in the office days in the office, with the rest of your week being home based working – this approach allows us to get the balance right, culture is important to us and nothing beats facetime with our colleagues but we’re actively promoting different work patterns that work for our teams both personally and professionally.

Equal Opportunities:

FitFlop is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, ethnicity, religion or belief, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We actively encourage neurodivergent candidates and individuals with disabilities to apply. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know. We are committed to providing an accessible and supportive recruitment experience.