Job Description

Job Category: Finance:This role aligns into NEXT's Marketing Finance team who are based in our brand new offices in Alfred Place, W1 London. You'll be business-partnering with the specialist teams who manage the company's fashion photography and PR functions. The Finance team supports these creative operations with accurate budgeting, forecasting and by arranging payments to the artists involved. You'll be joining a team of five Management Accountants in a highly supportive working environment. The role is offered on a full-time basis with the option to work from home a few days per week (after initial training period has been completed). This role would suit a part-qualified or newly qualified Management Accountant who is looking for a first step into a junior management position.The role in a nutshellYou will collaborate with employees & 3rd Parties, to help run the financial operations of the department, communicate cost performance with management and take part in planning the future financial needs of the company's creative operations. You are comfortable with multitasking and working in a demanding and ever changing business environment. You must be able to manage ambiguity and be comfortable reacting to client demands that can change at short notice; matching the fashion markets that we serve.The responsibilities

• Tracking and reporting on seasonal spend for Image Creation
• Presenting spend performance to the Senior Management Team
• 'Value for Money' analysis and ad-hoc project support for the Snr. Finance Manager
• Business Affairs (Insurance, Tax and Finance Transformation)
• Approvals of supplier onboarding applications and invoice payments
• Manage a team of 3 direct reports
• Liaison across a range of internal clients and brand partners to plan seasonal creative expenditure

About you

• You'll be a results focused individual with direct experience of forecasting, budgeting, tracking and reporting in a similar environment
• Analytical ability is a real strength as you'll be reviewing data from across the business
• Good communication skills and highly numerate
• Great attention to detail
• People management experience
• Presentation skills and comfortable presenting to senior stakeholders
• Experienced in working (and sometimes leading) across virtual teams to deliver business results
• Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets

What we offer in return

• Starting salary of up to xc2xa344,248
• Pension scheme and company bonus
• Sharesave programme
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Study support
• Company laptop provided for home working
• Brand new offices in central London (W1)
• Highly supportive and collaborative working environment where we succeed together as a team

About Us: You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we've gone global!About the Team:

• 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
• Company performance based bonus
• Sharesave scheme
• On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
• 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
• Early VIP access to sale stock
• Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
• Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
• Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
• Free on-site parking
• Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
• Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
• Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
• Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
• Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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