Graduate Finance Analyst - London, United Kingdom - Agora Talent

Description

Job Description

Are you a recent Graduate with a Numerical degree and aspiring to step into your first Finance Analyst role in an established fashion retailer?

Agora talent are partnering with a Luxury Fashion Brand in their search for a commercially focused Finance Graduate to join their London based team and add real value to the business

If you are a recent graduate with a passion and drive to kick-start your finance career in a collaborative and creative environment... this could be the one for you

What are your key responsibilities?

• In-depth analysis of commercial results (sales & margins including wastage analysis, mix effects and KPI trends)
• Assistance for monthly financial closings (e.g. Newport submissions for the group, stock provisioning reports) & P&L variance analysis against forecast.
• Preparation of full platform P&L forecasts for corporate budgetary purposes (including sales, margin and store costs)
• Preparation of budget packs
• Partnering with Commercial and Operations team to provide decision support on commercial initiatives including pricing & promotion analysis, modelling and making recommendations to drive business growth & development.
• Ownership of monthly rent calculations and preparing data for audited rent certificates.
• Ad-hoc analysis upon request.

What skills do you need?

• Numerical Degree
• Excellent Excel capabilities – can demonstrate understanding and experience of pivot tables, v lookups, sumif, index, equiv.
• Proficient at manipulating and analysing large volumes of data in order to identify key commercial issues/trends.
• Fluent in English
• Familiar with using Business Intelligence tools like Business Warehouse or BI4
• Experience of SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Analysis for Office would be advantageous.

What's in it for you?

• Full study support package
• A flexible hybrid working structure of 3 days in the London office
• A developmental role where you will have lots to learn within the business

The Process...

• An introductory call with the team at Agora; we'd love to learn more about you, your ambitions, and what you're looking for in your next step
• CV review by the client, followed by a two-stage interview process;
• First stage will be a video-call via Teams, then a face-to-face session in their offices in London so you can get a much better feel of the working environment and culture you could be immersed in

Diversity and Inclusion...

Agora aims to be an inclusive organisation. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.