Senior Manager
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, London, West End
- Salary
- £80000 - £95000 per annum + Benefits
- Posted
- 30 Nov 2016
- Closes
- 07 Dec 2016
- Ref
- 13783179/001
- Contact
- Andrew R Wright
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Senior Business Partnering role for a FTSE 100 Retail business. The successful candidate will become the trusted business partner to the Divisional Director and teams providing end to end financial support on decisions and insights to drive improvement in divisional performance.
Client Details
FTSE 100 Retail business with international scope.
Description
Key responsibilities include;
Long term strategy and plans
- Support development of long term strategy for the division through provision of accurate and insightful financial analysis working closely with FP&A team to ensure that working capital impacts are fully understood
- Support planning and management of transformation costs and capex driven by the network strategy
Budgets and forecasts
- Manage budget and reforecast process for divisional costs ensuring timetables are met and there is appropriate challenge and justification of all costs
- Provide regular monthly outlook on cost performance
- Track and challenge stock inventory forecasting with divisional planners and ensure working capital impacts are properly integrated into cash flow forecasts
Cost management
- Work with divisional team to identify and develop opportunities for efficiency improvement
Business Case and Capital appraisal
- Support development of business case for network investments and cost of change
KPIs and performance metrics
- Develop divisional KPI scorecard and ensure performance is regularly reviewed with insight and commitment to clear actions
Commercial negotiations
- Support divisional negotiations on network services ensuring suppliers are financially sound , meeting minimum standards and terms negotiated deliver required financial performance targets
Ad-hoc projects
- Support divisional teams on ad-hoc projects requiring financial support
Profile
Key requirements:
- Qualified accountant with at leasy 5 years PQE in a commercial role
- Strong commercial finance experience in retail or FMCG environment
- Supply chain knowledge
- Strong international experience working across different cultures
- Business planning and forecasting
- Investment appraisal and business case development
- Data analysis techniques
Job Offer
£70,000 - £95,000 plus benefits