Senior Finance Analyst - Process, Transformation and Millies

About the Role

The senior commercial finance analyst process and transformation is focused on;

• Delivering process improvements to support the wider team aimed to increase efficiency and effectiveness of planning cycles primarily focused on Sales and Labour
• Partner with business owner to support strategic projects

A practical, delivery focused role requiring initiative and collaboration able to flex between analytical detail and questioning mind set to better understand opportunities

Commercially aware with effective problem-solving skills often with an ambiguous brief as the role require genuine new thinking and challenging existing ways of working

Experience in designing and build, models, tools and processes end-to-end (e.g. Sales budgeting, cost-to-serve, promotional effectiveness) through to tracking results as transformation change is delivered

Curiosity, open mindedness to change and resilience are critical to be successful within this exciting role

• Design and develop financial models and tools to support planning and decision-making
• Analytical and able to work with large data sets, for example will need to understand cost allocation methodologies
• Build scalable, standardised processes to improve consistency and efficiency
• Automate manual activities where possible, improving speed and accuracy
• Support development of dashboards and reporting to track project performance
• Work with data and BI teams to improve access to high-quality, actionable data

• Partner on transformation projects from concept through to delivery
• Build robust business cases, including financial modelling and benefit tracking
• Define clear success measures and KPIs for each initiative
• Track delivery of benefits vs plan and provide clear visibility of outcomes
• Constructively test assumptions and ensure initiatives deliver tangible value

• Ownership of business cases with clearly defined benefits
• Produce clear reporting on benefits delivered vs business case (financial and operational)
• Provide insight into performance drivers, risks and opportunities
• Translate complex data into simple, commercial messages for stakeholders

• Support annual budgeting, periodic forecasting and long-range planning processes.
• Deliver detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Ensure labour and commercial assumptions are accurately reflected within financial plans.
• Support executive-level reporting, presentations and analysis for senior leadership teams.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support strategic decision-making and performance improvement initiatives.

• Build strong relationships with Commercial, Marketing and Purchasing teams
• Provide financial guidance and challenge to support decision-making
• Engage and influence stakeholders through clear insight and collaboration
• Support senior leaders with insight on key transformation priorities

• Strong experience in Finance Business Partnering or FP&A
• Proven experience in financial modelling and analysis
• A strong passion for driving change
• Demonstrate experience of supporting or delivering business change / transformation
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders
• Ability to simplify complex problems and communicate clearly

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Experience in building planning tools or performance dashboards
• Exposure to process automation or system implementation
• Experience working with Commercial, Marketing or Procurement teams
• Knowledge of BI tools (e.g. Power BI) or data environments

At SSP, we're passionate about creating places people want to be - whether that's for our customers, our partners or our colleagues.

When you join us, you'll be part of a business where commercial thinking, collaboration and ownership really matter, and where your work can make a visible difference.

• Employee discounts across our brands
• Friends and Family Discount App
• Award-winning training, apprenticeships and development programmes
• Health and wellbeing support
• Hybrid working with flexibility to support work-life balance
• An inclusive and diverse workplace, with employee networks and communities

At SSP, we value diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.