Commercial Analyst

☞ JD Sports Fashion plc

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Bury North West

Category: Finance / Bank / Stock

Industry: Retail

Job type: Full-time

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Responsible To:Commercial Finance Business Partner

Department:Finance

Location:JD Sports Fashion PLC, Edinburgh House, Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR

Hours:37.5 Hours Per Week

Overview:

JD Sports Plc is a leading international multi-channel retailer of branded sports, fashion, and outdoor brands. Established in 1981 with a single store in the North-West of England, today JD is an industry leading retail business with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across a number of retail fascia’s in 32 markets around the world. JD is at the pinnacle of the global sports fashion industry, providing customers with a product range that remains both authentic and uniquely appealing across a highly differentiated omni-channel experience.

JD Sports Plc is FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019. In the financial year 22, JD Sports Fashion Plc generated revenues of £8,563.0m, underlying PBT of £654.7m and net cash of £1,185.9m.

JD Austria & Germany have been going through extensive growth plans over the past few years; where they now have a combined number of over 80 stores, which have generated a combined FY22 revenue of circa €199.4m.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Production of the Group Budget pack.
  • Production of the monthly Group Forecast pack covering written and numerical variance analysis, trackers to budget and forecast and store contribution reporting.
  • Significant amounts of ad hoc analysis across acquisitions (both due diligence but also bringing acquired businesses accounting processes into the Group way of doing things).
  • Store/ company performance (monthly Organic report showing year on year performance by fascia across the Group, LFL sales reporting, bridge analysis of last year to this year etc).
  • Finance lead in cross function projects.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

  • Qualified or Part Qualified (nearing the end of exams) CIMA/ ACA/ ACCA accountant.
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal required.
  • Strong analytical skills required in order to investigate, understand and explain variances and overall business performance across the Group.
  • Experience of management accounting essential.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint.
  • Experience of TM1 preferred (though training will be provided).
  • Experience of Oracle Financials useful (though training will be provided).
  • Retail industry experience desirable.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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