about us

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading wholesale business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its delicious food made fresh in every shop, every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

role responsibility

The FP&A and Property Analyst for itsu [retail] will help itsu ensure itsu has strong financial planning in place – effective annual budgeting, well-constructed forecasts and re-projections, strategic long term financial plans and agile, ad-hoc scenario planning. This person will understand and interpret trading and market / sector / economic conditions, ensuring that itsu is working to well-judged financial objectives, aligned to strategy and best use of capital / investment. This person will work closely with itsu’s Property Team ensuring effective estate decisions (new shops, closures, divestments) as well as playing a key part in developing itsu’s franchise business (UK and International).

This wide-ranging role will be exposed to Directors and Board Members, with no limit on the topics to cover and a critical role, with the business forecast to more than double in size within the next 3 years. This role reports into itsu’s Head of Commercial Finance, with a high level of exposure to the management and leadership teams.

these are the core responsibilities

• To own the annual Retail and Group budget process, working with stakeholders across the business, along with the quarterly re-forecast process
• To work with the CFO and Head of Commercial Finance on long-term financial planning for itsu Group (retail and grocery) alongside as-hoc scenario planning, profit initiatives etc.
• To work closely with itsu’s Property Team as trusted financial business partner:
  • Building new shop and format proposals for itsu’s Property Committee (PC)
  • Supporting rent / lease negotiations on existing estate
  • Running of ROI / Payback analysis for Board review
  • Analysis of potential closure / divestment decisions
  • Support to itsu’s market plan
  • Use of external data sources (footfall, demographics, market data) to assess new city / town / region opportunities
• To work with Head of Commercial Finance on putting in place effective support to franchises (UK and International) – site selection, site and model economics, trading performance insight etc.
• Production of monthly Board schedules, including LFL sales and trading analysis, new shop trading performance etc.

the ideal candidate

• Analytical thinker
• Strong drive for understanding
• Well organised and structured
• Great communication and influencing skills
• Highly computer literate with very strong excel skills
• Challenging questioner, desire to really raise the bench
• Self-motivated and plans own time well
• Energetic in style, with a strong initiative
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet the business needs
• Experience supporting and presenting commercial decision making with senior stakeholders, ideally within a multi-site business

perks and benefits

• Private medical insurance
• Company pension scheme 
• Group income protection
• Life assurance
• Health cash plan
• Employee assistance program
• Critical illness scheme
• Food allowance 
• Discounts at major retailers
• Cycle to work scheme