Banner Limited is the largest schoolwear supplier in the UK and we are incredibly passionate about making every student look and feel great by producing sustainable, affordable, and desirable schoolwear of the highest quality whilst supporting retailers with the best industry-leading service.

You will be joining a team of 26 people, situated across our different sites and the collective team goals are to:

• Deliver high quality, accurate and informative reporting across the group to support decision making and meet compliance objectives with Divisional results available by WD10.

• Ensure robust controls across the group and further develop forecasting reliability to support our business objective of an effective cleandown.

• Bring deeper insights of our results to provoke corrective action where needed and discussions of what strategic actions are required.

You will be working closely with a number of the finance team members to collaborate and deliver on these goals. We are a diverse business and there will be opportunities to up skill and progress in your career should you desire to do so.

Let's take a look at your day to day tasks

• Support the annual budget process and in-year reforecasts, including P&L, BS and cash flow modelling.
• Provide analysis for variances against budget, particularly at gross margin level.
• Point of contact for ad hoc sales team queries regarding customer orders/invoices (typically around products, quantities, values and margins).
• Work with the Sales Director to answer specific queries, and to develop regular reports for internal use. Liaise with the IT team to set up automation of new and existing reports.
• Updating and distributing regular weekly/monthly sales reports.
• Support larger strategic decision-making projects, e.g. new product analysis, pricing, and profit initiatives.
• Compile and submit quarterly Plastic Packaging Tax returns. Provide half-yearly packaging data to the Sustainability Manager for EPR reporting. Support with calculations and analysis for B Corp recertification.
• Follow up on monthly cost centre reports to investigate variances versus budget or forecast.
• Work with the Data Analyst to maintain up-to-date financial data in the company data lake, and ensure that reports generated are consistent with figures produced by the finance team and reconcile to the financial accounts.
• Deputise for Head of Commercial Finance as appropriate.

What attributes do I need

• Qualified accountant. Would suit a candidate 3-5 years post-qualified looking for a second role in industry that allows them to really get under the skin of the business and contribute to strategic decision-making.
• Good time management, able to prioritize and work to deadlines.
• Ability to build credibility with stakeholders, understand what they need and anticipate follow-up questions.
• Comfortable communicating financial concepts to non-financial colleagues, and able to simplify complex explanations appropriately for the audience.
• Capable of focusing on the details, or taking a high-level view, depending on the specific requirements of the problem at hand.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated with a well-developed sense of humour, having the drive and desire to learn from others and to perform to a consistently high standard.
• Knowledge of SQL would be highly advantageous.
• Previous experience with Lucanet, OpenAccounts or NAV would be beneficial.
• Advanced in the use of MS Excel and comfortable with understanding spreadsheets developed by others and the use of complex formulas.

What are my hours and working days

This is a hybrid role working Monday to Friday with no weekend work. We are open to offering a part time or full time position with a minimum of 3 days per week and the salary will be pro-rata. 

When can I start

Immediately

What’s our location

We are located in Trowbridge our head office, where there is plenty of free parking and good transport links.

Social environmental responsibility

We are proud to be a B-Corp certified business. Gaining this status was a business-wide initiative with the cooperation of all our colleagues and we encourage our new starters to contribute in any way they can to this important issue.

Below are 5 things, we want you to build into your day-to-day responsibilities:

1. Switch off lights when the space is not being used.
2. Switch off computers at the end of every day.
3. If possible, avoid bringing in one-use plastic water bottles.
4. Only fill up the kettle for the number of cups of hot drinks you are making.
5. Dispose of waste responsibly by using our recycling processes.

Other things you might like to know

Banner is committed to supporting, developing and promoting equality of opportunity and diversity in all our business activity. We value different perspectives and believe that diversity makes us stronger. We aim to provide an inclusive culture, free from discrimination and based on the values of dignity, courtesy and respect. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated in accordance with these values. As a B-Corp certified company, this is an essential element of our culture. It means we are verified to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability, using our business as a force for good for the benefit of all. If there is anything we can do to accommodate you to participate fully in the recruitment or interview process, please let us know.

This job description is a tool to help both the Company and the individual understand the main responsibilities of the role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete list of all possible tasks. Everyone is expected to be flexible in their approach and to take on tasks as reasonably requested. The Company reserves the right to change the tasks and responsibilities of the role according to business need.

Please submit your application as directed on this website. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the role before applying please contact us at recruitment@banner.co.uk .

By submitting your application you agree to the retention of all information submitted through your application including contact details, CV, covering letter and interview notes for a maximum of one year from the date of your application.

Candidates submitted by agencies without express agreement will be regarded as not being represented by that agency and Banner Limited will not be liable for any fees associated with future employment of that candidate.