Finance Analyst - Central and People Costs

About Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
Founded by British makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur Charlotte Tilbury MBE in 2013, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has revolutionised the face of the global beauty industry by de-coding makeup applications for everyone, everywhere, with an easy-to-use, easy-to-choose, easy-to-gift range. Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty continues to break records across countries, channels, and categories and to scale at pace.

Over the last 10 years, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty has experienced exceptional growth and is one of the most talked about brands in the beauty industry and beyond. It has become a global sensation across 50 markets (and growing), with over 2,300 employees globally who are part of the Dream Team making the magic happen.

Today, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty is a truly global business, delivering market-leading growth, innovative retail and product launches fuelled by industry-leading tech — all with an internal culture of embracing challenges, disruptive thinking, winning together, and sharing the magic. The energy behind the bran¬d is infectious, and as we grow, we are always looking for extraordinary talent who want to be part of this our success and help drive our limitless ambitions.

About the role
Due to our phenomenal growth we’re excited to be recruiting for a new Finance Analyst – Central and People Costs, reporting into the Finance Manager – Central and People Costs.

The team covers two main areas:

1. Supporting the People Team and the Finance Manager to control, forecast and report all ‘People’ costs
2. Management of Financials (Actuals and Forecast) for the Central OPEX Functions (Finance, People and Legal)

As a Finance Analyst – Central and People Costs you will

• Manage OPEX trackers for Central OPEX Functions (Finance, People and Legal), including regular communication with budget holders to ensure the accuracy of POs & ensure PO trackers are fully updated ahead of month end meetings
• Attend month end meetings with the Central Opex Function stakeholders to discuss monthly performance & full year outlook
• Prepare month end commentary for actuals vs budget/forecast
• Identify key Risks & Opportunities within Central Functions & Central Payroll
• Own month end journal posting for Central Payroll and Central Opex Functions
• Work with the Payroll team to ensure accurate posting of head office costs each month
• Support preparation of annual budgets and regular reforecasts for Central Payroll and Central Functions
• Completing financial modelling and other ad hoc projects, as and when required to support the People team, the CFO, Director of Group FP&A and Group FP&A team
• Implementing and adhering to the Group’s internal controls
• Supporting the People and Finance teams with Group Audits

About you

• Part Qualified/ Newly Qualified Accountant – ACA/CIMA/ACCA equivalent
• Previous experience in Retail/FMCG desirable
• Advanced Excel skills with experience of building and working with models, reports and large data sets
• Experience using Microsoft Powerpoint
• Experience using Anaplan (or a similar forecasting system) desirable
• Ability to think logically and methodically, with excellent attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, having the confidence to communicate clearly with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders (both finance and non-finance)
• Flexible & proactive, with curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Highly organised and able to prioritise workload effectively within a fast paced, scaling business

Charlotte Tilbury is a fast-paced and dynamic environment where nimble mindsets, striving to deliver the best and wanting to be part of a global #dreaamteam are key. Even though we have requirements, our experience and background are just a guide, we still love to welcome applicants with more or less experience stated, provided necessary skills can be demonstrated.

Why join us?

• Be a part of this values driven, high growth, magical journey with an ultimate vision to empower everyone, everywhere to be the best version of themselves
• We’re a hybrid model with flexibility, allowing you to work how best suits you
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with an additional day to celebrate your birthday
• Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey
• Financial security and planning with our pension and life assurance for all
• Wellness and social benefits including Medicash, Employee Assist Programs and regular social connects with colleagues
• Bring your furry friend to work with you on our allocated dog friendly days and spaces
• And not to forget our generous product discount and gifting!

At Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, our mission is to empower everybody in the world to be the most beautiful version of themselves. We celebrate and support this by encouraging and hiring people with diverse backgrounds, cultures, voices, beliefs, and perspectives into our growing global workforce. By doing so, we better serve our communities, customers, employees - and the candidates that take part in our recruitment process.

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