Halfords
Finance Analyst - Garages
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Finance Analyst - Garages
Finance Analyst – Garages Finance | Halfords
About Halfords
At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. Our commitment is to:
- Provide an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience, from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions.
- Foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to return to our stores.
- Create a dynamic, fast-paced environment where expertise and focus drive success.
Our Redditch Support Centre teams collaborate with every business area, ensuring smooth operations and growth.
The Role
As a Finance Analyst within the Garages Finance team, you’ll occupy a strategic position at the intersection of commercial finance and FP&A, with exposure across operations, mobile, and property finance.
- Reporting to: Head of Finance for Garage Operations.
- Core responsibility: Own the end-to-end monthly risks and opportunities process; lead performance management reporting for senior stakeholders and key committees.
- Diverse daily tasks:
- Coordinate submissions and review meetings.
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles.
- Serve as the bridge between Group FP&A and Garages Finance.
- Develop KPI analysis, trial modelling, and profitability assessments for Operations, Mobile, and Property Finance teams.
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This role is ideal for someone studying towards a professional qualification (e.g., CIMA or ACCA) who thrives on cross-functional exposure and commercial challenges.
Key Responsibilities
- Monthly risks and opportunities:
- Coordinate submissions, analyse data, and lead review meetings.
- Performance reporting:
- Plan, collate, and deliver key performance management decks (e.g., Monthly Business Performance Review, Garage Services Transformation submissions).
- Budgeting & forecasting:
- Drive process improvements across annual and quarterly cycles.
- Cross-functional link:
- Ensure Group FP&A delvierables are on time and accurate.
- KPI and analysis support:
- Collaborate with Operations, Mobile, and Property Finance for data insights.
- Procurement alignment:
- Manage relationships between Group Procurement and Garages Finance.
- Ad hoc support:
- Contribute to wider Commercial Finance team objectives.
About You
We’re looking for passionate individuals with the following attributes:
- Qualification & insight:
- Studying towards a professional qualification (e.g., CIMA or ACCA).
- Strong commercial acumen and curiosity.
- Technical & analytical:
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills for large dataset manipulation and clear stakeholder presentations.
- Experience with SAP, Power BI, Copilot, or AI tools is beneficial.
- Attention to detail:
- Ensure accuracy and relevance in all performance management decks.
- Commercial mindset:
- Distil complex data into senior-decisionable insights.
- Communication & adaptability:
- Comfortable liaising across all business levels and tailoring communication styles.
- Teamwork & initiative:
- Proactive, fast-learning, and driven by results in a fast-paced environment.
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Reward & Benefits
Halfords offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package:
- Competitive salary + discretionary bonus, pension, life assurance, and 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (including enhanced family leave).
- Professional development opportunities to support your ambitions.
- Hybrid working policy: 3 days per week at our Redditch Support Centre, with the ability to work flexibly.
- Employee discounts across Halfords’ products and services.
- Commitment to wellbeing and inclusion, with support networks and resources.
At Halfords, We Value Diversity
Inspired by inclusivity, we welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you’re eager and motivated, apply even if you don’t meet every criterion—we know you’ll bring fresh perspectives to our team.
Our ambition is your ambition. At Halfords, we’re driving a lifetime of adventure—are you ready to lead us forward?
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