Senior Financial Analyst – R2R (Inventory & Platform)
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
You will also be supporting ongoing finance transformation and automation efforts within the broader Global Finance Operations and Record to Report tower. You will be responsible for accurate reconciliation of key accounts, maintenance of asset and stock records, compliance with IFRS and monitor that Polish reporting requirements are met.You will bring experience in inventory accounting, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders across Finance, Logistics, and Product & Tech. This role will require confidence and interest in working with larger data sets and ability to continuously seek and see-through automation and process improvement of the underlying processes.These are some of the key components to the position:
- Leverage stock management experience to identify stock differences, assess root causes, and recommend improvements to systems and processes.
- Collaborate with teams in Logistics and IT to implement critical system and process enhancements, tracking progress to ensure continuous improvements.
- Take ownership of the monthly stock provisions process, previously managed by the HQ Controller, ensuring accurate provisioning based on current inventory levels.
- Oversee standard cost pricing, working with the HQ Controller to ensure consistency and accuracy in pricing models.
- Contribute to the project focused on upgrading merchandise systems and processes, aiming to increase automation and deliver actionable insights to improve inventory management.
- Lead the preparation and review of financial reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Perform in-depth balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
- Analyze key financial accounts, including accruals, intercompany, and fixed assets.
- Conduct variance analysis and provide insights into financial trends and performance.
- Support developing dashboards and reporting tools to improve data visualization and decision-making.
- Collaborate directly with tech teams to improve reporting infrastructure and ensure robust system integrations for financial data flows
- Proactively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to optimize financial reporting and R2R processes.
- Support automation projects by leveraging data-handling and coding skills (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI, or similar).
- Collaborate with cross-functional and technology teams to streamline accounting workflows, build system integrations, and enhance data accuracy and process efficiency
- Ensure compliance with IFRS, internal controls, and global finance policies.
- Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CPA, CIMA, or equivalent) or at least 5 years of relevant experience in management accounting, inventory accounting, and financial analysis.
- Strong technical accounting skills, with expertise in IAS 2.
- Experience in stock accounting, inventory reconciliation, and warehouse cost analysis.
- Advanced proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Workday, Oracle, or similar) and Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, Power Query).
- Familiarity with automation tools and a proactive mindset toward improving financial workflows.
- Strong analytical mindset, with experience in identifying financial trends and process efficiencies.
- Continuously developing data analytics capabilities (e.g., SQL, Python, Power BI) to support current reporting needs and build a foundation for long-term automation and process optimization
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across teams.
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Fluent in English, with strong written and verbal communication skills; Polish language skills are an added advantage