Finance Analyst

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.  

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

As a member of the FP&A team, this role is responsible for producing the reporting of the Group’s financial results. You will be supporting the Senior Finance Manager, producing both internal management reporting and external financial reporting, including for the Group’s centralised UK supply chain, weekly internal trading updates, and quarterly trading statements, the interim and preliminary announcements.

The role requires a commercial understanding as well as the ability to deliver logical and well thought out analysis. You will continuously seek to improve processes, controls and the quality of deliverables. With a number of stakeholders and competing priorities, it will be necessary to prioritise effectively and communicate clearly.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Weekly sales

• Run the weekly sales reports process and distribute to Senior Management
• Co-ordinate the sales reporting for the quarterly trading statements, ensuring that all reporting is accurate, timely and fully supported
• Super-user for weekly sales tool (WSAAP) and custodian of data held in the system (footage, like-for-like status, hierarchies etc)
• Work closely with IT to design, test and implement system changes as required

Supply chain

• Month end accounting, including posting of SAP journals and GL account reconciliations, for the Group’s centralised UK supply chain
• Preparation of monthly supply chain Income Statement and analysis of key drivers
• Preparation of monthly supply chain gross margin information for use by the Group Financial Reporting Team in PURP calculations

Forecasts and Budgets

• Preparation and submission of quarterly forecasts and budgets for the UK supply chain
• Preparation of forecast Group ‘flow through’ product margins and country statutory margins for regional finance teams to utilise in their forecast submissions
• Preparation of forecast supply chain gross margin information for use by the Group Financial Reporting Team in PURP calculations

Other

• Responding to a significant amount of ad hoc queries, and analysis as required, prioritising work effectively to ensure that these queries are responded to on a timely basis
• Review, and work with the regions, on capital investment proposals to ensure appropriate financial and commercial rigour has been applied in advance of the proposals being presented to the Burberry Senior Leadership Team for review and approval

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Qualified accountant ACA/CIMA or equivalent with at least 3 years PQE (as a guide)
• Excellent attention to detail
• Advanced Excel skills with experience of building and working with complex models and large data sets
• Focusses on continuous process improvement, and driving efficiencies
• Demonstrates a commercial mind-set, and understanding of business
• Ability to build strong relationships, both with the wider Finance team globally and throughout the business
• Financial Reporting and Analysis or similar role or exposure within a large, listed, multinational company
• Experience in application of IFRS.
• Experience in analysing gross margin for a global retail brand, an advantage.
• Working within a multicurrency environment; understanding the impact of movements in exchange rates on reported results.
• Proven track record of delivering process improvements.
• Advanced excel skills.
• Experience of BPC, an advantage.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS

• Achieving accurate reporting to tight timescales
• Takes ownership of IT systems and data key to role
• Understanding of the drivers behind the Group’s financial results
• Anticipates requirements and continuously delivers to a high standard and on a timely basis
• Demonstrates a commercial mind-set in work performed and in all interactions with the business
• Develops strong relationships with the business
• Continually seeks to improve, formalise, or make processes more efficient

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: Japan || Not Applicable || Tokyo || FINANCE & OPERATIONS || COMMERCIAL FINANCE || n/a ||