Analyst Finance, John Lewis Partnership

Reports to
Manager, Finance

Direct and Indirect Reports

n/a

As a Partner in a unique business, you will share in the responsibilities

responsibili
of ownership as well as its
it rewards. Partners in the
business deliver this through the following commitments:
commitments
Taking responsibility for our business success
We take responsibility to deliver the right experience for all customers and generate profits for us all to share
Building relationships powered by our principles
We build relationships based on honesty, respect and encouragement. We expect these behaviours of each other
and demonstrate them at all times
Creating real influence over our working lives
We take opportunities to develop ourselves, balance work and life priorities and offer personal support
Click here to see the expected
xpected behaviours for these commitments.
commitments
Job Purpose
Is known for supporting line manager and stakeholders from both finance and the operational areas of the business with
basic analysis, budgeting and forecasting, reporting, accounting and project support across a variety of topics to support the
decision making process and help drive the financial success of the organisation
Accountability

Measure

Analysis With guidance from line manager, based upon a clear

understanding
nderstanding of what is being asked for and why, provides stakeholders
with value added financial/commercial analysis as required using a variety
of systems, applications and analytical techniques, ensuring output is
accurate and relevant. Will be expected to articulate findings to
stakeholders

Quality of Output, Stakeholder & Line

Manager Feedback

Budgeting Is responsible for the detailed Budgeting of certain aspects of

the P&L under guidance from line manager, liaising with stakeholders to
ensure buy-in
in as required. Produces suitable quality output to
communicate/demonstrate
ommunicate/demonstrate budgets to said stakeholders. Will ensure
finalised budgets are loaded into appropriate system

Quality of Output, Stakeholder & Line

Manager Feedback

Business Planning - Is responsible for certain aspects of the Business

Planning process, which will involve modelling at the relevant level,
the building blocks that drive that area of the P&L, liaising with
stakeholders to ensure buy-in
in as required. Produces suitable quality output
to communicate/demonstrate Business Plans to said stakeholders
st

Quality of Output, Stakeholder & Line

Manager Feedback

Cost Control Will be expected to manage certain cost lines on the P&L or
series of cost centres, liaising with Partnership services as required, to
ensure budgets/forecasts are met, producing relevant outputs as
applicable, to ensure stakeholders are fully engaged

Level of control, stakeholder feedback

Decision/Project Support Provide stakeholder and line manager with

financial support across a variety of ongoing business projects, which could
be financial or non financial in their nature, to help inform the decision
making process

Quality of decision making, commercial

viability of projects

Financial/Management Accounts Will produce Financial/Management

accounts for their respective area of responsibility supported by line
manager, to ensure accuracy of accounts and a strong control environment

Accuracy and Integrity of accounts,

stakeholder feedback

-2Forecasting Will provide updated re-forecast on a monthly basis for areas

of responsibility, ensuring realism and stakeholder buy-in

Accuracy of forecast

Investment Appraisal In support of stakeholder, will produce simple

investment appraisals under supervision of line manager, to ensure
commercial viability of projects, ensuring all financial implications of
projects are taken account of.

Success of project

Management Reporting Will provide stakeholders and finance

colleagues with high quality value added performance reporting on a
weekly/monthly/yearly basis to inform the decision making process and
help drive the perform of the organisation

Quality of output, stakeholder feedback

Stakeholder Management Supports Manager level stakeholders who are

generally non-financial customers, with their financial and
commercial needs across a variety of areas, developing strong
relationships to aid credibility of the individual and finance function

Feedback from stakeholders

Qualifications

Essential
Graduate with 2:1 at Bachelor level (or
be on track for)

Desirable

Experience

Work experience in a dynamic consumercentric business, especially Online / Retail

/ FMCG
Industrial placement would be an
advantage
Minimum 1 years good work experience
ideally within Retail or FMCG
organisation

Relationships
Internal
External
Merchandising Operations team
Suppliers, as appropriate / necessary
Heads of Merchandise
Director, Merchandising, Head of Commercial Finance
Commercial Finance team
FP&A & Financial Control teams
What you should know about the job
Stakeholders will be Management level or above