Accountant - Marketing & Data

As a key financial partner to our Marketing and Data teams, you will play a pivotal role in driving commercial performance and ensuring robust financial control. You will take ownership of the department's P&Ls, oversee loyalty scheme reporting, and provide strategic insights that directly influence marketing campaigns and capital expenditure. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to collaborate with senior stakeholders, shape the annual budgeting process, and develop junior talent within the finance team.

You will be responsible for:

• Period End Procedures – carry out cost reviews with the marketing teams, work closely with our Accounting COE to ensure accurate reporting.
• Reporting – Update the marketing & data P&Ls and provide variance analysis to measure periodic and YTD performance against Budget.
• Own, maintain and communicate weekly reporting on our Loyalty scheme.
• Stakeholder management – work closely with marketing & data leadership teams on budgeting, forecasting and reviewing of actuals, challenging performance when required.
• Cost Management – Manage and review capital expenditure budget and requests.
• Manage the outturn process with key stakeholders to highlight any risks and opportunities.
• Support the annual budget planning process.
• Ad hoc analysis to aid decision making on potential marketing campaigns.
• Line management and development of Finance Apprentice.

Role Specific Knowledge,

Skills & Experience:

• Professional accounting qualification – CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Knowledge of financial and management accounting.
• Attention to detail.
• An ability to deliver in a complex, fast paced environment.
• Excellent analytical thinking and numerical skills.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Good verbal communication skills, ability to articulate financial data in a clear and transparent way.
• Resilience and ability to adapt in an ever changing environment.
• Experience of stakeholder management.
• Experience of having to prioritise to meet deadlines.
• Previous experience of supporting the delivery of finance plans and budgets.

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us.
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member.
• Annual bonus scheme.
• Career progression and development opportunities.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance.
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
• ‘MyPerks’ giving you discount with over 850 retailers.
• Free parking onsite.
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave.
• Private Healthcare.