.Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world.JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.MAIN JOB PURPOSEWe are seeking a Junior Audit Analyst to join the Audit team within the Group Profit and Asset Protection department. Reporting to the Audit Team Manager and playing a key role in analysing data, whilst delivering high standards of service.We are seeking an organised and methodical individual who has strong attention to detail and has an interest in Audit processing and analysis. Ideally you will have an understanding of Microsoft office. You should have an analytical way of thinking with good communication skills. Duties include inputting audit results into the relevant Excel spreadsheets producing accurate company loss figures. The role would ideally suit someone with an inquisitive mind or previous experience in statistics and analysis. The ideal candidate would be able to work independently as well as work collaboratively within the team. You will be mainly building and analysing Stock Discrepancy Reports (SDRs), whilst ensuring any delivery discrepancies are recorded accurately and stocks amended from warehouse or store.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:Build and analyse Stock Discrepancy Reports (SDRs).Update existing reports.Upload Excel files into the database.Complete any ad-hoc tasks as directed by the department Manager and senior team.Operate total confidentiality with all information gained in respect of the company, its business or personal.Liaise with the APPMs or third-party counting company to ensure correct downloading of information and the uploading of any stock holding file is correct.Prepare and ensure that all data information is inputted prior to a store's audit.Complete adjustments from audits and incidents raised.Operate day-to-day contact with company branches, assisting with queries and carrying out tasks as required.We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:Free parkingIncremental Holiday AllowanceStaff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisationPension SchemePersonal development opportunities to learn and develop at work