An exciting opportunity has arisen within the finance team of a well known high street retail giant for an Online Finance Manager. The role will report to the Head of FP&A and provide support to the Online team including the Ecommerce Director and be the key finance contact for Warehouse Operations. The role is a 2-3 month contract role with possibility for extension, and they are looking for someone to start ASAP so if you are immediately available with Online Retail experience this would be the perfect role for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reporting of weekly and monthly performance by country, product and marketing channel.
• Analysis of performance issues
• Highlight opportunities and risks to future performance
• Preparation of Online channel budgets and forecasts including capex
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, Board report and relevant analysis and commentary as well as overseeing preparation of marketing accruals
• Review of overheads and challenge cost overspends
• Profit and loss reporting at total and country level
• Review of topline marketing spend efficiency
• Business case preparation and subsequent performance analysis of new initiatives as well as monthly reporting of capex spend
• Assessment of currency impacts
• Management of junior analyst and indirectly the person reconciling payments to orders in the Accounts team
• Revenue protection (including fraud management screening) and reconciliation of demand to sales
• Commercial appraisal of contracts including Delivery supplier, Payment Service Provider, CRM supplier etc
• Forecast and analysis of promotions
• Ad hoc analysis as required

Key Skills:

• Qualified Accountant
• MUST HAVE ONLINE RETAIL EXPERIENCE
• Have strong interpersonal skills and ability to challenge senior management.
• Strong analytical ability combined with good presentation skills.
• System literate with good Excel abilities