Finance Analyst – Star Pubs

Function: Finance
Location: London or Edinburgh with a mix of working from home
Salary: £33,000 - £40,500 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below.

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 27th March 2024 Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay!

As the nation’s leading pub, cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, we’re looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future.

There’s so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye and right now, we’re looking for a Finance Analyst to join our Star Pub’s Finance team in Edinburgh.

About the role
Reporting into the Retail & Buying Finance Manager you will provide best in class analysis of the Star Pubs performance across Central Operations, Retail Marketing and Just Add Talent (JAT), proactively driving efficiencies to existing processes.

Your responsibilities will include producing monthly analysis for the JAT business, owning production of JAT Operator P&Ls, supporting annual plan, resolving ad-hoc business requests and supporting wider Star Pubs Finance team. 

While supporting key processes, you will proactively drive continuous improvement and efficiency through engaging with key stakeholders and challenging current ways of working.

Who we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who has a positive and pro-active attitude when it comes to influencing stakeholders and taking on challenges.

You don’t have to have an accountancy qualification for this position, but we do need someone “qualified by experience”, this means someone who has strong IT/systems knowledge and an ability to analyse and interpret data. Study support will be possible for an individual looking to undertake or continue professional qualification exams.

We embrace learning and growth, and we anticipate there is scope to develop in this role. You’re also likely to bring experiences to this role that are not listed above – as long as you have a thirst for learning and development, not every box needs to be ticked when it comes to skillsets.

Future opportunities: A career with Star Pubs, as part of Heineken UK offers a unique opportunity to be part of both a market leading brewer with world renowned brands and a significant pub estate, supported by over 130 finance professionals.  This role will provide an excellent opportunity to really understand the workings of the business and systems, as a result successful candidate in the role could go on to a wide range of roles within the wider finance team of Star Pubs or Heineken UK. 

Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend 3 days in the office (Tuesdays and Thursdays are set days and you’ll have a choice of one more day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) and then a choice of working from home on the other 2 days, although but you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

Our benefits and rewards

• Annual bonus
• Company-funded Private Medical Healthcare
• Double-matched pension (up to 10%)
• 35 days holiday (holiday trading available)
• Retail discounts
• A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers (low and no alcohol options available)
• Unique learning and development opportunities

…And much more! Check out our Why Join Us page if you’d like more information.

You’ll also get the opportunity to join our colleague networks, in which people from across the business connect to help champion diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring we’re continuing to give people a voice.

The application
If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! . We may close vacancies early where we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay!

If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at recruitment@heineken.co.uk

You might feel that you don’t meet every single requirement for this role, and that’s okay – we all need the opportunity to develop and untap our full potential.

If this advert’s piqued your interest, we’d encourage you to submit an application rather than ruling yourself out. You never know – you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

Who we are
We’re the world’s most international brewer and the name behind a host of brilliant beers and ciders, from Birra Moretti, to Strongbow, to Cruzcampo and many more.

It’s a fantastic time to join us. We’re leading the way in low and no alcohol innovation, pioneering new technologies to meet our ambitious environmental goals and investing in our pubs to keep them at the centre of their communities.

When you join us, we’ll back you to reach your full potential. You’ll enjoy unique development opportunities, unforgettable experiences and a reward package that goes far beyond the salary you receive.

If you want to hear more about life at HEINEKEN from our colleagues, head over to LinkedIn and check out the hashtag #LifeatHEINEKENUK.

There’s no better place to untap your future. Join us, and brew a better career.