Finance Analyst

Job Introduction

As we continue our mission to make people and nature happy through chocolate, we're looking for a Finance Analyst to join our Fulfilment and Digital Transformation team on a full-time, permanent (37.5 hours, Monday-Friday) basis. Reporting to the Fulfilment Finance Manager, this Financial Analyst role will support both Fulfilment and the Digital Transformation function. You'll play a key role in providing accurate cost reporting, insightful analysis and process improvements that help operational teams manage spend effectively.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail-focused, analytically curious individual who enjoys getting under the skin of the numbers and driving better decision-making.

As well as a competitive salary and a range of company benefits, you'll receive 50% discount on all products, and a 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia.

Here at Hotel Chocolat, we've adopted hybrid working This means you'll join us on site for three days a week
, and for the other two days - you can work from wherever you like! The on-site location for this role is at our Distribution Centre 'Beta', in Harpole
, Northampton. We opened the doors to our impressive Distribution Centre - all 429,107 square feet of it - in October 2022. You will find us just off Junction 16 of the M1.

• Gathering data to produce weekly cost estimates, liaising with operational teams to ensure costs are captured and reported accurately
• Producing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and enhancing the insight they provide
• Compiling and distributing weekly performance reports (e.g. stock reports, labour costings, KPI and variance analysis)
• Reconciling weekly estimates to monthly actuals, understanding and explaining variances
• Reviewing and improving current processes to drive greater insight and efficiency
• Conducting ad hoc reporting and analysis to support operational spend management
• Calculating accruals and prepayments as part of the month-end process, including posting journals
• Building and maintaining advanced Excel spreadsheets

You're highly analytical with a curious mindset and a desire to understand root cause and effect. You're comfortable working with operational stakeholders, confident handling large data sets, and motivated to improve processes. Detail-driven and organised, you ensure accuracy while maintaining a proactive, collaborative approach.

• Advanced Excel skills (including strong working knowledge of formulas such as SUMIF and SUMPRODUCT)
• Understanding of accruals and prepayments, with experience evidencing for audit purposes
• Experience working within an accounts department and using accounting packages
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information

• Experience using D365 accounting package
• Logistics experience