Finance Analyst - Stock & Operations
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| Area | North West, UK |
| Sector | Finance |
| Salary | GBP28000 - GBP32000 per annum + Benefits |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | ASAP |
| Advertiser | Zachary Daniels |
| Job Ref | BBBH35304_1768985940 |
- Description
Finance Analyst - Stock & Operations | Manchester | £28,000 - £32,000 + benefits | Onsite | Consumer / E-commerce / Retail
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, founder-led consumer business operating at significant scale. The company is experiencing rapid growth driven by digital and social commerce demand, creating complexity across stock management, fulfilment, and operational decision-making.
The business is fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and highly commercial. This role sits close to senior decision-makers and focuses on turning financial and operational data into insight that directly impacts margin, cost control, and customer experience.
The Role
This is a newly created Finance Analyst role designed to improve visibility and decision-making across stock, cancellations, and operational performance. The focus is on actionable insight rather than reporting for reporting's sake. You will support Finance and Operations leadership by identifying risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for cost savings across the supply chain.
Key responsibilities include:
- Analyse stock levels, stock movement, and availability across the business, highlighting risks to sales and customer experience
- Identify patterns leading to overstocking, stockouts, and inefficiencies
- Own reporting on order cancellations and refunds, identifying root causes such as stock issues, fulfilment delays, or system errors
- Track trends over time and flag issues before they escalate
- Quantify the commercial impact of cancellations, lost revenue, and avoidable cost
- Produce regular, clear reporting for Finance and senior leadership teams
- Identify cost leakage across operations and fulfilment, supporting margin improvement
- Support decisions around warehouse efficiency, logistics performance, and service levels
- Improve data accuracy and consistency across finance, operations, and e-commerce systems
- Help shift the business from reactive reporting to proactive, insight-led decision-making
- This role works closely with Finance, Operations, E-commerce, and Customer Service teams and offers high exposure to commercial decision-making.
About You
- This role is well suited to a strong graduate or junior analyst looking to build a career in a commercial finance environment.
- A strong analytical or numerical background (e.g. Maths, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Data Science, or similar)
- Experience working with data in a professional, placement, or internship environment
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills
- The ability to interpret data and explain financial insight clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Enjoys problem-solving and asking "why"
- Is comfortable working with imperfect data in a fast-moving business
What's on Offer
- A hands-on, commercially focused finance role
- Close exposure to senior leadership and operational decision-making
- Opportunity to make a visible impact quickly
- Supportive, collaborative working culture
- Up to £32,000 and benefits package
Zachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.
Specialising in Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce | Design, Technical, Wholesale & Production | Finance | HR & Talent | H&S & Compliance | Marketing, Digital & Technology | Property & Centre Management | Retail, Trade, Leisure & Wholesale Operations | Senior Appointments & Exec | Sales | Supply Chain & Logistics
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