The Role
‘Total Platform’ is is a business-to-business service that allows other retail brands to use NEXT's technology, logistics and operational infrastructure to run their online retail operations. Rather than building and maintaining these capabilities themselves, brands can outsource them to NEXT.
The Total Platform Cost Plus Assistant Finance Analyst position offers an excellent opportunity for growth within our expanding New Business Finance Team, delivering a well-rounded combination of financial analysis, management accounts, and business partnering. As part of these core responsibilities, you will take ownership of the Total Platform Cost Plus reporting and invoicing process.
In this role, you will maintain and monitor the profitability of Retail, Wholesale and ad hoc services provided to our Total Platform Partners (Cost Plus) by ensuring that all client invoicing accurately reflects incurred costs, handling the preparation of Total Platform Balance Sheet reconciliations, and supporting Partners with invoicing queries, understanding cost drivers across their business.
What You Will Take On
- Ownership of the Total Platform Cost Plus invoicing process.
- Business partnering TP partners to support with invoicing queries and understanding cost drivers across their business
- Preparation of Total Platform Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Reporting on performance of current Total Platform clients, including reporting on Sales, profitability and annual rate reviews
- Work with the Total Platform Finance Manager and broader NEXT Finance teams to ensure coordinated approach to budgeting, forecasting and actual costs
- Support on continuous improvement initiatives across Total Platform including sales and cost forecasting, and cost allocations.
What You Will Bring
- Prior experience in a finance or analytical role
- CIMA/ACCA Part qualified or looking to commence studies
- Experience in Financial appraisals preferential
- Strong Excel Skills
- Able to analyse, interpret and communicate information clearly
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Self starter and able to manage own workload
- Work accurately with high attention to detail
- To have a flexible approach to the role and be willing to carry out a wide variety of tasks
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About UsYou know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 80 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
Skills Required
- Prior experience in a finance or analytical role
- CIMA/ACCA part qualified or looking to commence studies
- Experience in financial appraisals
- Strong Excel skills
- Able to analyse, interpret and communicate information clearly
- Self-starter and able to manage own workload
- High attention to detail and accurate working
- Flexible approach and willing to carry out a wide variety of tasks
What We Do
BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 65,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help improve patient outcomes, improve the safety and efficiency of clinicians’ care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to better diagnose disease and advance researchers’ capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2017, BD welcomed C. R. Bard and its products into the BD family. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com.
