Junior Financial Planning Analyst

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Financial Planning & Analytics (FP&A) Analyst to join a growing retail organisation. This role plays a key part in supporting multiple business functions, including Finance, Buying, Loss Prevention, and Floor Planning, with the aim of protecting and enhancing profitability.

You will be responsible for delivering high-quality analysis and insights across pricing, promotions, margin performance, and store optimisation. Working with large data sets and collaborating across teams, you will help ensure commercial decisions drive sustainable financial performance.

• Analyse trading and pricing reports, identifying discrepancies and key performance trends. Collect, interpret, and analyse data from multiple sources to provide actionable insights.
• Conduct root cause analysis to support decision‑making and senior stakeholder reporting.

• Manage end‑to‑end pricing and promotional processes, including set‑up, validation, and post‑implementation review.
• Maintain pricing structures and margin rules, ensuring alignment with profitability targets. Collaborate with Buying and Marketing teams to support promotional planning.

• Review purchase orders to ensure compliance with margin expectations.
• Identify exceptions and highlight risks related to supplier costs and margin performance. Monitor supplier trends and cost movements.

• Analyse store and departmental performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Recommend product range adjustments and layout optimisation to enhance profitability. Support stock management initiatives, including exit strategies and clearance planning.

• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to improve visibility of key metrics.
• Increase automation and efficiency of recurring reporting processes.

• Provide analytical support across projects and ad hoc data requests.
• Ensure data accuracy and maintain documentation of processes and outputs. Contribute to ongoing improvements in tools, reporting, and workflows.

• Work cross‑functionally with internal stakeholders to understand business needs.
• Communicate insights clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple priorities. Clear communication skills with the ability to present insights effectively.
• Proactive approach with a focus on continuous learning and development.

• Degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience in finance, analytics, or a related discipline.
• Experience working with large data sets and applying structured problem‑solving approaches. Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams is desirable.

• Delivery of accurate, insight‑driven reporting that supports business decisions. Effective management of pricing and promotional activities, protecting margins.
• Demonstrable impact through data‑led recommendations that improve profitability. Development of clear, user‑friendly dashboards and reporting tools.

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Long service recognition
• Employee discount
• Cycle to work scheme

Permanent, full‑time position, Monday to Friday, standard business hours,

Location:

Plymouth (office‑based)

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