At Phase Eight we empower, we nurture and we grow. We are down to earth and passionate about collaboration and innovation. We also do clothing. We are currently recruiting for a Commercial Finance Analyst to join our team to support us in our analysis and in the decisions we make moving forward. Reporting to the Commercial Finance Manager, this role will support the Finance team and wider business with weekly, monthly and annual reporting, budgeting and forecasting as well as commercial insight and analysis, enabling management to make key business decisions. This role is part of our lovely Phase Eight team however as part of the wider TFG group you will have involvement in the preparation of group reporting and exposure to our wider finance team. Key responsibilities include: Weekly trade analysis for all business channels around Sales, Margin and Stock Creation, improvement and maintenance of financial and trade reports Variance analysis and investigation, ensure reporting and data is consistent across the teams Partner with Merchandising to produce all stock reconciliations Retail Partner; Act as the primary contact for all retail analysis and requests Store by Store P&Ls, including channel analysis by: Set KPI targets and track including: Footfall, Conversion, ASP, ATV Support Merchandising with Retail stock analysis focused on availability and sales opportunities Trials – support retail to determine the basis of trials, selected and control sets Measurement and communication of results Preparation and analysis of monthly overhead reports for all head office departments, preparing monthly accruals schedule for finance team to post at month end Hold monthly budget review meetings with each department and set action plans About You The successful candidate will be a qualified chartered accountant (or finalist) with strong analytical and financial modelling skills. You will be an advanced user of Excel and an excellent communicator, comfortable interacting with both financial and non financial stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. It would be great if you had experience in a retail environment (even better if multisite) and if you have knowledge of accounting and stock systems such as Sage, Merret or Cognos. About Us At TFG Brands London We Care, We Connect, We Collaborate and We Create. We have five brands in our portfolio: our iconic fashion brands Hobbs, Phase Eight and Whistles, our luxury Homewares brand Inside Story and the recently acquired Lifestyle brand White Stuff. We aren’t stopping there though, we have plans to grow beyond this in multiple retail sectors. We are entrepreneurial in our spirit and passionate about exceeding our customers’ expectations in everything we do. This only happens with the input of our great colleagues though and we are committed to creating a friendly and inclusive environment where you can do your best work and grow and develop along with us TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment: At TFG London and across all our brands we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, cultural references and ideas and opinions within our business. We are working together to ensure our environment is o ne where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated