Salary Details: From 30,000 + benefits packageLocation: Century House Brunel Road Wakefield 41 Industrial EstateJob Reference: cardfac/TP/1417897/31830
We have a new and exciting opportunity! Join us as a Commercial Finance Analyst, supporting our IT and Transformation teams. Your role is pivotal in analysing financial performance generating insightful management information for informed decision-making and contributing to setting ambitious yet achievable business plans to fulfil our goals.
Please note, this is a hybrid role with 2 days per week in our Wakefield office
What youll do
In this role, youll deliver clear financial insight and support decision-making across the business. You will produce P&L reviewsand provide analysis to senior stakeholders, including ad-hoc executive requests. Youll also support investment decisions through business case and capex analysis, as well as produce monthly KPI reporting with clear performance commentary.
Youll ensure the accuracy of key retail metrics, own data for forecasting and modelling, and support budgeting cycles while improving financial models to enhance insight. The role also involves analysing costs, identifying efficiency opportunities, and maintaining finance tools and processes, alongside delivering high-quality ad-hoc analysis to support strategic decisions.
What youll bring
- Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel capability; experience or interest in Power BI/SAP
- Commercial mindset with a genuine interest in understanding the wider business
- Highly organised with a methodical approach and strong attention to detail
- Curious and proactive in understanding key business drivers and their impact
- Confident building relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Adaptable, able to manage changing priorities and meet deadlines
- Driven by continuous improvement and delivering high-quality insight
#CVL
Card Factory is the UKs leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland. In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a trueOmni-channel retailer. This strategy sees significant investment into ourcolleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part ofourexcitingjourney.
In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
Benefits
- Pension
- 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
- Save As You Earn scheme
- Financial Wellbeing Support
- Financial Education Tools
- Salary Advance
- Seasonal incentive schemes
- Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
- Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
- Discounts across 100s of UK retailers
- Employee Assistance Programme access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave
This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.
For any questions email:vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk(we do not accept CVs/Applicationsvia email)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.
No agencies, please.
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