Hybrid Commercial Finance Analyst

at Mulberry England

• Job title: Commercial Finance Analyst
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Commercial Finance Analyst partnering with UK and international markets at Mulberry. Responsible for budget management, forecasting, and performance analysis within the Finance team.

Responsibilities

• Partner the UK and international markets, adding value and support through detailed analysis, offering insights on performance and supporting in partnering with the business leads in market.
• Responsible for supporting, as part of the wider Commercial Finance team, the management of the budget and forecasting process and respective contribution into the 5YP.
• Prepare accurate and timely weekly/monthly reporting such as the weekly trade reports, resolving discrepancies when they arise and providing commentary on trade performance to be shared with the wider business.
• Own key month‑end reporting tasks, including preparing journals, managing accruals and prepayments, and performing detailed data reconciliations to support accurate financial results.
• Prepare and review regional monthly P&Ls, including monthly review meetings delivering insights on performance to budget, reforecast, and prior year.
• Prepare and review departmental spending, both at high level and drilling down to transactional level, providing commentary on variances to budget holders.
• Support with preparation of annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts, by gathering inputs and updating models, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Support with the Group monthly reporting, including analysis and presentation.
• Support your team on scenario modelling on investments or key projects across the markets.
• Support in ownership of the 5YP process, modelling, analysis, and delivery.
• Assist your team with ad-hoc analysis relating to growth projects and management requests.
• Participate in team meetings, with finance and other stakeholders, chairing meetings where appropriate
• Work collaboratively with all key stakeholders

Requirements

• Part‑qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), or a candidate keen to pursue professional accountancy studies
• Competent user of Microsoft Excel (lookups, pivots etc) and competent user of other Microsoft programmes such as Outlook and PowerPoint.
• High attention to detail with excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Holds a commercial focus and is aware of overall business issues and commercial environment, perceives opportunities, and actively seeks information to support business decisions.
• Highly organised with the ability to multi-task and work well to tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
• Shows adaptability and can modify own behaviour and adopt a different style or approach to reach a goal enthusiastically and looking for more efficient ways of doing things.
• Previous experience in the retail sector is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• Embrace and demonstrate the Mulberry values and behaviours: honesty, dynamism, and a community-oriented spirit.
• Support Mulberry to deliver an inclusive culture, through behaving in a way that is open-minded and respectful towards others, and understanding that your views, opinions, and experiences may not always be shared by your colleagues.
• Act as an ambassador for Mulberry and communicate positively about the brand.
• As a certified B Corp, we are committed to using business as a force for good. You’ll be encouraged to incorporate environmentally and socially responsible practices into your work, supporting our Made to Last strategy across Climate, Circularity, and Community.
• Help foster a culture where diversity is celebrated and every individual feels valued, respected, and included. Champion equity, empathy, and understanding in all interactions - internally and externally.