The Role
We are looking for a part-qualified CIMA or ACCA financial analyst to join our Label & New Business Finance team. Sitting at the heart of our international growth, this role provides an incredible opportunity to combine financial analysis, management accounts, and strategic business partnering.
In this role, you will be immersed in the profitability of our international wholesale and franchise operations. You will collaborate closely with various business and finance stakeholders to identify opportunities that drive the division forward.
What You Will Take On
Financial Analysis & Reporting: Manage the accurate accounting and reporting of international Wholesale and Franchise accounts on a monthly basis, including monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
Performance Consolidation: Work alongside the New Business Finance Manager to consolidate Wholesale, Franchise, and License P&Ls under the International Wholesale Director's remit.
Partner Profitability: Assess partner-level profitability throughout the year, highlighting key performance drivers and identifying areas for financial improvement.
New Business Appraisals: Support the commercial appraisal of potential new partners, ensuring all associated costs are captured to secure predictable performance from launch.
Strategic Planning: Support the production and delivery of 3 Year Plans for key licenses, including The SET, Cath Kidston, and Home Licenses.
What You Will Bring
Qualifications: CIMA or ACCA part-qualified with practical experience in a financial role.
Technical Skills: Strong Excel skills and financial modelling experience are preferential.
Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to present clear analysis to senior leadership and diverse business stakeholders.
Working Style: A self-starter who manages their own workload with high attention to detail and accuracy.
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You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!
At Next we never underestimate what we can do. Bring your energy, play to your strengths and never shy away from change. Push yourself and back others. Make things happen that will be bigger and better than before.
Come and work for one of the UK’s biggest retailers. It is everything you could imagine, and so much more. We’re constantly innovating, constantly working on something new and constantly creating more and more exciting new products, which means no day is the same, and no day is dull.
Whether you take up a role in making furniture with our lively warehouse team or join our team of superhuman developers and tech engineers, you’ll be rubbing shoulders with some of the most talented people in the country, who not only work hard but play hard too.
Let's take it on.
