Senior FP&A Analyst

Are you a qualified accountant with excellent analytical skills?

Can you operate at pace in a growing and unique business?

Do you have an inquisitive / challenging mindset; a curiosity to understand more and constantly question the status quo?

If so, the Senior FP&A Analyst could be a perfect next challenge!

About the role:

Harding+ are bucking the retail trend, with 40% growth last year and a forecasted 30% further growth this year.  As such, we are recruiting for a newly created Senior FP&A Analyst role.  Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this is an exciting opportunity to have a blended role across FP&A and Business Partnering with keys areas of the business.

Based in Avonmouth on a hybrid working basis – 2 days per week.

Compensation – competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension, 4 x life assurance, healthcare, 25 days leave annually (including Christmas shutdown)

What you will be doing:

• Production of weekly and monthly reporting on the financial performance of the business
• Have a strong understanding of the full P&L, identifying variances and spotting opportunities to improve the financial performance
• Improving the financial analysis and reporting through the production of Power BI dashboards
• Delivery of quarterly reforecasts, annual budget and 3-year plan
• Work with the Commercial and Operations teams to analyse opportunities for improvements in performance
• Supporting business cases – and post investment review - for capex proposals
• Communicating with PE investors regarding performance where required

About you:

• ACA, CIMA, or ACCA qualified
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience in using Power BI and forecasting tools (e.g. Vena)
• Proactive, able to plan and manage own workload whilst achieving tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail whilst maintaining the ability to step back and see the bigger picture
• Energetic, keen to identify improvement/value add, with excellent communication skills
• Must have an existing right of eligibility to work in the UK

Key Attributes – trust, collaboration, respect, passion, drive, resilience

About us:

Harding+ is leading the way in innovative onboard cruise retailing, working closely with our cruise line partners and brand partners to ‘make every cruise better’.  We stay at the forefront of retailing and consistently provide outstanding customer service, culminating in winning the Cruise Retailer of the Year award for 2022 and 2023.

Harding+ is an equal opportunities employer.  We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.  We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.  We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.  Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Harding+.