Harvey Nichols is looking for a Senior Financial Analyst who will be focusing on our Online and Farfetch channels.  This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and support the growth of our online channels. Please note this is a fix term contract opportunity to cover a maternity leave.

About the role

In this role your main focus will be to partner with the Online and Farfetch teams on the following areas:

P&L and Financial Planning

• Ownership of Online and FF P&Ls, with a focus on profitability by territory and channel. 

• Lead forecasting and re-forecasting cycles, identifying key risks and opportunities to inform senior leadership. 

• Partner with the rest of the Finance team and the relevant business teams to deliver accurate month-end postings and variance analysis

Budgeting and strategic Collaboration

• Coordinate the annual budgeting process for Online and FF channels, working closely with the Online team and with Merchandising, Digital Marketing, and Supply Chain teams 

• Develop and maintain financial models to support short-term business decisions such as promotions, discounts and delivery cost analysis. 

Performance Analysis & Reporting

• Conduct pre- and post-promotion analysis to evaluate financial viability and extract actionable insights. 

• Deliver weekly and monthly reporting on sales, margin, and digital KPIs, benchmarking against budget and prior year. 

• Collaborate with Digital Marketing and Online Trade teams to assess channel-level revenue and spend, with a focus on ROI. 

• Support financial modelling and strategic analysis for major investment initiatives. 

• Prepare and review smaller commercial business cases, including post-investment appraisals and recommendations. 

• Present financial commentary and insights to senior stakeholders, highlighting drivers of performance and areas for improvement. 

Stakeholder Engagement & Ad-Hoc Analysis 

• Create presentations for senior management and contribute to board-level reporting. 

• Deliver ad-hoc analytical support for evolving business needs and strategic projects. 

Is This You? 

We are looking for an experience Finance professional with strong commercial awareness and business partnering mindset

• Do you have strong analytical and numerical skills?

• Are you commercially minded and customer focused?

• Do you feel comfortable working both independently and in a team?

• Do you enjoy a fast paced , flexible environment?

• Is your attention to detail impeccable?

• Do you enjoy taking initiative and you feel comfortable engaging across all levels of the organisation?

• Are you Qualified or studying towards accounting qualification preferable (ACCA/CIMA)?

 If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

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