Job Description
Contract: Permanent
Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi, vyoma.gandhi@gmail.com
About the role
In this role, you will report to the Senior Finance Analyst within the Supplier Funding and Recovery Audit team. The Finance Assistant is part of a team who are accountable for supporting the delivery of efficient and effective supplier funding processes across the Boots UK & Ireland business.
This is a great opportunity to begin your Finance career with a leading retailer, with the role providing exposure to both commercial and controllership aspects of finance. You will be supported from day one as you progress in your new role, with some great opportunities for additional learning and development to expand your knowledge within Finance, including opportunities to be involved in our internal and external audit and statutory accounts processes.
Key Responsibilities
* Ensure that all Supplier Funding invoices are raised in a timely and accurate manner working to tight deadlines and in accordance with best practice.
* Actively build and maintain strong working relationships and effective communications with internal and external customers, e.g., suppliers, customers, finance colleagues, and Boots trading teams to increase efficiency and enable us to build trusted ways of working to comply with best practice.
* Produce financial calculations through Excel within an agreed time frame and work with stakeholders to obtain approval of these calculations.
* Develop good working relationships with other team members to promote efficient working and an understanding of the wider departmental processes to achieve the team objectives.
* Ensure all required internal controls are adhered to maintain a robust control environment.
What you’ll need to have
These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.
* A motivated multi-tasker, who has an organised approach to meeting deadlines.
* Influential and confident to manage challenge, competing priorities and high volumes in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong communication skills with a will to deliver and the ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally.
It would be great if you also have
These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match this additional criteria.
* SAP experience would be beneficial, but not essential as full training will be given.
* Working knowledge of computer software systems and accounting procedures an advantage.
Our benefits
* Boots Retirement Savings Plan
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Generous employee discounts
* Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
* Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes, and much more.
* Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
Why Boots
At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.
What's next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
Business Area
Supply Chain
Function
Finance
Keywords
Supplier Funding invoices, SAP experience, Excel, Budgeting
Hours per week
37.5
Region
East Midlands
Store
Nottingham Support Office
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