Inventory Control & FP&A Analyst

Inventory Control & FP&A Analyst page is loaded Inventory Control & FP&A Analyst Apply locations Olaf Street, London time type Full time posted on Posted 28 Days Ago job requisition id R3183

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview:

We are looking for an Inventory Control & FP&A Analyst to join our Finance team, reporting to the Senior FP&A Manager. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of financial planning and operational excellence, with a particular focus on inventory and logistics.

As e-commerce operations become increasingly internalised, the role will gradually shift toward financial analysis and planning. You will provide support in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis while continuing to ensure data accuracy and compliance in inventory reporting.

The Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Control, and Inventory Management team is in charge of the worldwide consolidation and has also a regional responsibility overseeing UK, France, Spain and Hong Kong.

Location: West London HQ

Working Style: Hybrid (4 days per week in office, 1 day remote)

Your Mission:

Inventory Control:

• Ensure accuracy of inventory data in Company systems (Stealth, SAP) by monitoring movements, adjustments, and master data.

• Assist with monthly inventory closing procedures across six legal entities.

• Support the preparation and reconciliation of physical inventory counts.

• Support Friends & Family sales and Clothing Allowance management from inventory control perspective, process license supplier stock when needed, Respond to external audit requests and assist with control documentation.

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Support the FP&A team in the preparation of forecasts, budgets, and month-end reports related to inventory and supply chain costs.

• Assist in building financial models and reports to analyse inventory KPIs (e.g. depreciation, stock coverage).

• Help develop dashboards and tools to track inventory and logistics-related metrics across regions and channels.

• Support variance analysis and business insights for key inventory accounts in the P&L and balance sheet.

• Participate in financial reviews with relevant departments (Digital, Logistics, Retail).

Project Support:

• Contribute to cross-functional projects, particularly those involving inventory and logistics process improvements.

• Support the internalization of e-commerce operations from a finance and inventory control perspective.

• Participate and suggest systems and reporting enhancements, leveraging on existing tools (Excel, BI).

• Collaborate on initiatives to optimize working capital, stock efficiency, and cross-channel visibility.

• Help document processes and ensure knowledge transfer as operations evolve.

Your Talent:

• Background in finance, controlling, or supply chain; with sufficient experience in a similar analytical or inventory-focused role.

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field; actively pursuing a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

• Proven experience in the fashion or retail sector desirable

• Strong Excel skills, with the ability to build and manipulate financial models, analyse large datasets, and create reports

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with a commercial mindset

• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and consistently meet tight deadlines

• Meticulous attention to detail, with a strong ability to identify data discrepancies and ensure accuracy

• Naturally curious and proactive, with a continuous improvement mindset and a desire to enhance both financial processes and operational efficiency

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly build trust and credibility across teams

• Excellent communication skills-both verbal and written, with the ability to convey financial insights to non-finance stakeholders

• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably SAP

• Fluent in English is a requirement; other languages a plus

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products

• Matched pension contribution up to 6%

• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance

• Annual Health Screening

• Annual Leave Shop where employees can buy or sell annual leave

• Flexible working/core hours

• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages

• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme

• Fitness membership (Classpass credits)

• Volunteer and Birthday leave

• Health cash plan

• Financial wellbeing program

• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services

• Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid Benefits

Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.

If you want to join us but cannot see a vacancy that matches your expertise or your ambition right now, we would love to hear from you anyway!

Stella McCartney is bold. Our mission is to bring conscience to the industry through our shared values and activist non-conformity. We are committed to make every action count; whether we are leading the way in sustainability or continuing to blur the lines through genderless collections that celebrate our free-thinking individuality , we are accountable for the impact that we have on planet earth and its people.

Though our mission is progressive and changes the way the fashion industry works , we remain rooted by our family mindset and connected by a shared trust that inspires inclusivity as well as ground-breaking ideas . We celebrate the life of every member of our global tribe, from the next-gen changemakers pushing us forward to the female icons tha t have been the heart of our inspiration since 2001.