Healthcare Analyst NEW Croydon Posted today £ Competitive Croydon Head-Office Permanent contract

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.
We're a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people - they make the difference. We're all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Job Purpose

This role is a key member of the Healthcare finance team. The key derivable of the role is to provide and analyse financial information to derive insight and recommendations to drive value added decisions. The job holder will need to have strong commercial acumen as well as excellent reporting experience and systems usage.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support the Healthcare Services & Pharmacy teams, which spans a wide range of functions, with all aspects of work.
2. Assist in the delivery of weekly and monthly reports for healthcare.
3. Compile and communicate the KPI's for healthcare.
4. Monthly reporting on Healthcare (Pharmacy and Nurse) wages and hours.
5. Support the bonus calculation process, maintaining the inputs, sharing monthly updates with the rewards team, and handling queries as needed.
6. Responsible for performing month end processes (Oracle), including reconciliation of Balance sheets.
7. Approving supplier income invoices, challenging the business where appropriate.
8. Help support the wages reporting and investment model. Produce and circulate monthly wages reports.
9. Develop and maintain NHS services reporting.
10. The ability to take responsibility for own workload, and manage time effectively to ensure deadlines are achieved.
11. Identify process improvements to enhance efficiencies and effectiveness.
12. Provide ad-hoc support to wider finance function and Healthcare leadership team.

Key Stakeholders

Internal - Healthcare Leadership team, Regional Pharmacy Managers, Pharmacy Managers, Pharmacy Operation team, Healthcare buying teams, Audit, IT, Regional and Area Managers.
External - Pharmacy Wholesalers, Audit, suppliers.

Key Health and Safety Responsibilities

Your duties as an employee are to:

1. Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and of others who may be affected by what you do or do not do at work.
2. Cooperate with the employer on health and safety matters.
3. Not misuse any equipment that is provided for safety purposes (e.g. fire extinguishers or safety goggles).
4. Follow instructions from the employer on health and safety matters and attend relevant health and safety training.
5. Report hazards and defects observed in the workplace.
6. Report any accident, injury or near miss in the workplace.

Person Specification:

1. Analytically minded with a methodical and logical approach to work.
2. Strong excel, PBI and financial modelling skills.
3. Strong organisational skills with ability to meet strict deadlines.
4. Interested in the bigger picture, whilst able to produce financial information accurately and on time.
5. Ability to communicate with both finance and non-financial individuals alike.
6. Team player with willingness to help others and go above and beyond their formal role.
7. Works well under pressure.
8. Ability to deal with large volumes of data with a high level of accuracy.
9. Attention to detail.
10. Willingness to acquire pharmaceutical knowledge is vital.
11. Must have a proactive approach and willingness to learn new things.
12. Able to make complex things simple.
13. Motivated to progress within the finance function of a growing business.
14. Able to manage a variety of stakeholders under tight deadlines.
15. Ability to identify issues and use initiative to solve problems.

Here's what's in it for you

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays).
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend.
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online.
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.
• Company pension matching and bonus.
• We offer Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes.
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support.

Come and be part of something special.

Hours: 37.5 9.00am - 5.30pm - Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

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