Finance Manager - Retail - London
The location of the role is Paddington, London.
The duration of the role is 4 months.
The pay rate on offer is £400 - £425 per day.
The client is a large, multinational high-street retailer.
Summary
It is an exciting time to join the International Team as it enters the growth phase of the transformation plan. Our key strategic priorities include turbocharging online growth, becoming the largest Clothing & Home international retailer in India, and accelerating our growth markets over the next 3 years. In FP&A, we have a significant role to play in delivering this, by providing inquisitive challenge and decision support across our planning cycles as well as ensuring our strategy and financials are aligned.
This presents an excellent opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the forefront of our growth phase. You will work alongside our owned markets, franchise relationship managers and International finance team, gaining a breadth of knowledge across the International business.
About the role
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Ownership of the monthly forecasting process to provide the International Leadership team with an accurate view of the year, with key responsibilities being
- Creating a clear framework of timelines and what needs to be delivered
- Consolidation and first review of submissions
- Analysis and challenge of submissions
- Identifying further risks and opportunities
- Supporting the Senior Finance Manager with the annual Budget and 3YP processes, ensuring the planning cycles are aligned to the International strategy
- Assisting Franchise relationship managers with the International Business Planning process, challenging Retail sales to ensure they drive our growth agenda
- Lead role in preparation of year-end and half-year Investor Relations materials, focussed on the key drivers and messages underpinning the International performance
- Supporting weekly trading analysis, working with the Franchise relationship managers to understand performance, and assisting with commentary shared with the leadership team
- Taking overall responsibility for International cash flow and working capital forecasting
- Ownership of monthly tracking of total International performance compared to the latest forecast to understand key messages from the month
- Building positive relationships with Finance peers in the International Finance Team as well as the wider International department
- Continuously improving key planning processes
About you
Your skills and experience will include:
- Qualified accountant (ACA / CIMA / ACCA)
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to balance several priorities at one time
- Clear communicator and able to pull together a simple story from seemingly complex information
- Can adapt and thrive in a changing and challenging environment working at pace and urgency
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and commit to continuous improvement
- Strong teammate but also happy to work independently on own initiative
- Intermediate or advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Previous FP&A experience preferred but not essential
