Commercial Finance Analyst

Reference: REQ004044

At Seasalt we live and breathe our product and are proud of the exceptional quality and level of care we take in design and sourcing, to deliver beautiful garments which are loved by our customers. Based on the Cornish coast, we're a multi-channel lifestyle brand with over 70 shops across the UK & Ireland, over 400 wholesale stockists and a growing online business.

We are looking for a dynamic Commercial Finance Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team. In this role, you will support various reporting functions and collaborate closely with different areas of the business through effective finance business partnering. This is a great opportunity for someone who is not just focused on numbers but also enjoys building strong relationships and delivering actionable insights that drive business success.

Please note, this is a permanent, full-time role. As part of our Seasalt Connected approach, this role offers flexible arrangements, with a minimum of 2 days per week at our Cornwall Head Office and the remainder working from home or remotely within the UK.

You'll help us by:

You'll play role in conducting analysis and developing tools to enhance the business partnering capabilities, improve financial reporting, and streamlining forecasting processes. You'll work closely with the Commercial Finance Managers, providing essential support in several key areas.

Your responsibilities will include assisting with the annual budgeting process and quarterly reforecasts, as well as preparing monthly reporting packs. You'll deliver clear and actionable insights through analysis and commentary on critical business areas. Additionally, you'll monitor marketing spend against budgets, calculating monthly accruals and prepayments, while collaborating with managers to input into business partnering conversations.

You'll ensure that budget holders have access to accurate and timely financial information to support decision-making. This includes providing budget reports, project appraisals, ROI analysis, and ad-hoc reporting as required. Building strong relationships with senior managers and their teams will be essential to your success, as will ensuring the timely reporting of key deliverables within the finance team.

The skills you'll be sharing with the team:

• AAT qualified or an ACCA/CIMA studier.
• Strong attention to detail with proven experience working with large amounts of data.
• Commercial understanding of the key sales and profit drivers.
• Strong communication skills both verbally and written.
• Ability to communicate finance data to non-finance professionals to enable the internal customer to assess performance and make future decisions.
• Ability to exert a wider influence through your findings.
• Sound problem solving skills.
• Good financial analysis skills with knowledge of planning and budgeting cycles.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills including data modelling experience and some knowledge on how to create meaningful and diligent finance business partner reports from your analysis.
• You do not see yourself as a 'typical accountant' but a sociable and diligent finance business partner.
• Honest, respectful, and adaptable with a professional attitude.
• Innovative and flexible, with a willingness to provide and receive constructive feedback.

Why we hope you'll love working with us:

The success of Seasalt is down to the skill and hard work of our team. We don't just want to attract the best and brightest people to come and work with us, we want you to stay and grow with us. From the moment your Seasalt journey begins, it's our pledge to support you by providing dedicated learning and development opportunities that will enhance your day-to-day working life and help you build your skills and knowledge.

As well as doing everything we can to boost your development professionally, we believe encouraging personal growth is just as important. So you can fulfil your passion and purpose, not just at work but in life, we offer a range of benefits that are designed to enhance your career and wellbeing:

• Salary: £25,000 - £29,000 depending on experience (Band 2)
• 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Attractive 50% employee discount
• Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
• Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support
• Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions
• Life assurance programme
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Flexible working opportunities with our 'blended' working approach
• Learning and Development opportunities including specialist training, coaching opportunities, and professional qualification support
• Paid volunteering opportunities
• Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion Network and Culture Crew
• 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub

At Seasalt we have a brilliant team of people - they're what make Seasalt a fantastic place to work. We love to celebrate uniqueness and are committed to making Seasalt a place where everyone feels they belong. As an inclusive employer, we want to invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles.

We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives -diversity of thought helps us to grow - so please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come to work every day. We're happy to help with any adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Just drop us an email at [email protected]