Overview

We’re Kingfisher. You might know us as B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama, Brico Depot or Koçtaş. We’re made up of 79,000 passionate people, call 1,302 stores home and operate in 10 countries. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

Kingfisher Head Office is an exciting, inspiring place to be. We establish the strategy that leads the business. We drive innovation to inspire our customers. We set the tone of our global business. It can be challenging, but that goes hand in hand with the ability to make a difference – to the business, to the many people around the world that work for us, and to our customers.

Responsibilities

We are looking an Investor Relations Analyst to join the team in our Kingfisher Head Office, in Paddington. The role of the Investor Relations (IR) team is to provide high quality, insightful and timely information about Kingfisher’s performance and business drivers to the financial markets, so that they can make informed investment decisions.

As part of a team of 4, The IR Analyst will play a crucial role in a number of analytical, administrative and organisational activities in order to support the Investor Relations brief. These activities range from the communications strategy, contributing to the quarterly trading updates and full/half year results cycle, preparation for investor roadshows and briefing packs, co-ordination of conferences and events (both external and internal e.g. Capital Markets Days), reviewing analysts models, maintaining company-compiled consensus and keeping the team updated on market and share price news.

Qualifications

This role would be ideal for a post graduate, still studying towards their accounting qualification (either ACCA or CIMA) We are looking for someone with a track record of working in a fast-paced environment and who is financially literate, analytical with a meticulous attention to detail and strong problem-solving abilities.  Must be enthusiastic, conscientious, proactive with a ‘value-add’ approach and strong desire to learn about the commercial and financial drivers of a business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our global business. In return, we provide an inspirational working environment, a competitive benefits package and opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Interested? Great, we can’t wait to hear from you.