Why Superdrug
Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.
We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.
Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.
Here's the exciting bit…a day includes
The Retail Finance department is a team of 7
who are finance business partners across Retail, Security, Audit and Retail
Operation teams. We take a leading role in supporting and challenging the Retail,
security and audit teams to achieve their security cost budgets and store
shrinkage budgets.
Job Purpose
To
provide financial information and analytical support to the Retail
Operations and Security teams to enable them to deliver their company
targets and business profitability. As part of the wider Retail Finance team,
provide support and insight to two geographical regions.
Key Responsibilities
Preparation of weekly and
monthly shrinkage reporting.
Provide analysis on
Store Shrinkage to various internal stakeholders such as Security/Retail/Audit/Commercial
and Finance teams.
Prepare and present
company Shrinkage results on a monthly basis to Shrinkage Action Group.
Collate analysis on top
risk stores and provide support for monthly meetings with Security/Retail/Audit
teams.
Own respective security
cost centres, managing month end close and all related balance sheet reconciliations
and opportunities.
Provide cost analysis highlighting
risk and opportunities to Security, Retail, Commercial and Distribution teams on
a monthly basis.
Present Shrinkage
information to Commercial Retail and Healthcare teams monthly to identify trends
and opportunities to reduce Shrinkage by product.
Analyse Shrinkage for
key brands and share with Group and UK Security teams for ongoing meetings.
Performance reporting:
pro-active analysis of actual and future performance of the region, areas and
stores
Support the budgeting
and forecasting processes providing quarterly forecasts and an operating plan
for all relevant cost areas.
Provide financial
analysis and support to investment decisions including business case
preparation and presentations to the investment committee for Security related
contracts.
To produce business reports
both internally and externally to the parent company, and to identify and deliver
developments in reporting, system use and processes ensuring they deliver robust
business information in an efficient manner.
To support the Finance
Director, Head Of Commercial Finance, and Retail Finance Manager in relevant strategic initiatives.
What you need to Succeed
Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA
Strong Excel skills with experience using Power Pivot/Power BI preferable
Ability to prioritise and manage parallel workflows with tight deadlines
Experience of working in an analytical environment dealing with large data sets and providing solutions to minimise manual processing
Retail/FMCG experience from medium or large company preferred
Here's whats in it for you
· 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
· 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
· 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Product both in store and online
· Working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
· HQ on-site beauty treatments, canteen, table tennis and Health & Beauty giveaways
· Company pension matching and bonus
· Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes


Apply now to become part of more
By joining us, you will be part of More than just a health and beauty retail group. You’ll become part of an organisation which is well-recognised all over the world.
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