LEAD FINANCE ANALYST

We are delighted to be able to support our Client, a leading Retailer, with their search for a Lead Finance Analyst on Payroll. This role will be based at our Client's stunning offices in Central Manchester, which are very easily accessible by car & public transport. Part of the Commercial Finance team supporting the Group, this is a newly created role which will look after Payroll projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to work as part of a fast paced, high profile business unit which makes up 80% of the Group's revenues. You will gain really good exposure as you will regularly be presenting your work to a wide range of Senior Stakeholders and you will have the chance to get involved in a variety of innovative & interesting projects.

Duties will include:

- Reconciling & analysing payroll costs of 50,000 store colleagues across 4,500 stores
- Managing all forecasting & modelling to consider the impacts of operational changes such as store structure & hours allocated
- Linking in with any projects which may also require financial modelling input. Analysing different scenarios & business cases in relation to payroll
- Owning & driving improvement within the payroll planning process as well as feeding into salary & reward governance processes

Experience / Qualifications required:

- Qualified Accountant with several years PQE.
- The ideal candidate will be a really competent Technical Analyst who doesn't particularly want to be a Manager.
- You must have previous experience of working on a very large payroll.
- It would be absolutely ideal if you are from a Retail background. However, my Client will also consider candidates from FMCG or other labour intensive sectors with multi-site environments.
- You need to be resilient and able to hold your own in this fast paced environment.

This role is paying a Salary of between £45,000 - £50,000 + 5% Bonus + 10% retail discount + Contributory Pension.

You will work 37 hours per week with flexible start & finish times. You will also have the option to work from home 1 day per week.

My Client ideally want someone to start in the next month however they will wait for the right candidate. They can interview immediately therefore, if you're interested in this role, please send me your CV by 5:30pm on Thursday 26th April.

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