Job Description

Location
Hybrid: 1-2 days at our Support Centre in Coleshill, Birmingham.
Why The Works?
? 10th Best Big Company to Work For 2024 - 'Best Companies'
We don't just sell products.
We inspire reading, learning, creativity and play.
The Works. It literally means everything. And whatever your story or background, we're all about unlocking imagination and making creativity accessible to everyone. Whether you're engaging with customers on the frontline or supporting our colleagues behind the scenes, your impact can be profound and far-reaching.
This is more than toys and books and art supplies. This is about inspiring people to read, learn, create and play. So, with the right passion, it all starts with you.
Become a Finance Analyst
As our Financial Analyst, you will be a driving force in supporting the Senior Financial Reporting Manager. Your role will be instrumental in developing, streamlining, documenting, and embedding updated financial processes and controls to eliminate and mitigate process risk. Your contributions will ensure the provision of high-quality supporting information through month-end, facilitating effective decision-making and playing a crucial role in the statutory audit process.
You will be an essential member of our financial reporting team, responsible for reviewing financial data, statutory and external reporting, month-end activities, and enhancing processes, policies, and controls to ensure compliance and deliver maximum value to The Works. Your expertise and proactive approach will be key to our success, empowering us to achieve our goals with confidence.
Your Mission

• Deliver timely and accurate financial reporting to empower informed decision-making.
• Take charge of the property and capex balance sheet and related P&L lines. Maintain the Fixed Asset register for the Group, covering all property, plant, and equipment. Ensure systems allow property assets to be reported at cost or valuation, with all component accounting entries recorded accurately.
• Collaborate with the financial processing team to understand property-related costs, such as utilities, and suggest improvements to drive cost efficiencies and enhance controls.
• Lead the month-end process, including posting journals and completing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyse monthly reports, providing variance analysis, and foster a close working relationship with the commercial finance team.
• Contribute to the preparation of interim and annual financial accounts and support the year-end audit process.
• Provide financial analysis and interpret information to make strategic recommendations to management.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and reforecasts.
• Continuously seek to improve processes.
• Support the wider financial reporting team as needed.

Skills/Behaviours That Will Set You Apart
Part Qualified Accountant

• Experience of working in a financial reporting team
• Experience of capex and property balance sheet topics desirable
• Retail experience desirable

Skills & Experience:

• Proactive, you demonstrate a willingness to learn and ask for support when required. Demonstrating a flexible approach to work.
• Can do attitude and resilient, you can meet tight deadlines and cope with multiple and varied tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Innovative, you can spot where improvements to process are required.
• System skills, proficient in Excel.
• Attention to Detail, you have a forensic attention to detail to help us get things right the first time.
• Influence and Challenge, you can influence and constructively challenge when necessary to ensure we do the right thing.
• Initiative and Passionate, you use your initiative and have the energy and passion to make things happen.
• Teamwork and Collaboration, you believe in the power of teamwork and collaboration as the best way to achieve results, with strong communication skills.
• Networking and Relationships, you understand the importance of networking and building strong relationships.
• Self-Starter, you are a self-starter committed to driving your own development.

Our PERKS really are 'The Works'

• ? 25% Colleague Discount! - Plus, exclusive Double Discount days!
• ? MyWorks - Access exclusive online discounts across hundreds of retailers, holidays, utilities deals, tech and more

• ? Family Friendly Leave - Enjoy some time well spent with enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• ? Holiday - 33 days including bank holidays.
• ? Holiday Purchase - Purchase an additional 5 days
• ? Can-Do Academy - Grow your skills and career with instant access to further training and development in areas that interest you.
• ? Stream - Claim early access to 50% of your wages as you earn them - for when 'life' happens!
• ? Share Scheme - Unleash your inner Monopoly mogul and own a piece of The Works!
• ? 24/7 support for you and your family - Through our partnership with the Retail Trust who provide an Employee Assistance Programme and so much more!
• ? Healthcare Cash Plan - To support your everyday healthcare costs
• ? And loads more! - Long Service Awards, pension, life assurance, Cycle to Work and optional charity giving.

Our Purpose
To inspire reading, learning, creativity and play ??
Our Values
We are Crafty ? | Smart with what we've got.
We are Caring ? | Heart in every action.
We are Can-do ?| Energy that gets it done.
We Listen. We Care
Each year, we run an anonymous colleague engagement survey. This is so important for us to hear your feedback and suggestions. We want to know what's going great, and what needs a couple of tweaks to help make The Works the best place you've ever worked! You'll have opportunity to help give us that direction.
Promoting Diversity, Inclusion, and Applying Reasonable Adjustments
At The Works, we are proud to have an inclusive culture where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. Our roles are open to all, including under-represented groups such as ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, carers & members of the LGBTQ+ community (including those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, non-binary, or use another term).
We are open to discussions around working hours and flexible working. And, where possible, we'll try to support this. If you need reasonable adjustments for an interview you might attend with us, let us know in your application and we'll be happy to help!

Skills Required