Finance Business Partner

2 weeks ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Boots Remote Work Freelance Full time

Contract: Permanent

Recruitment Partner: Lizzy Parfitt

We are looking for a Finance Business partner to join our team, providing financial leadership to the store leadership team, primarily focussed on driving performance within our store estate (across Commercial, Pharmacy and Operations) and holding the business to account on the control of their ~£1bn ‘controllable’ cost base.

We also partner to the Central Operations team, helping to drive their strategic agenda, with a specific focus on loss, workforce planning and investment.

This is a high-profile partnering role, with significant influence and scope for value add across the Stores Leadership and Central Operations Teams.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance - Retail, you will be based within the wider Operations Finance Business Partnering Team and will work with the Operations FP&A and Financial Control teams and with finance teams across the business units.

You will have direct relationships with all members of the Retail & Logistics Leadership team (RLLT), primarily, the Regional Directors of Stores and the Director of Central Operations, and the wider Central Operations team.

Responsibilities include:

  • Working with our FP&A partners and the workforce planning team to develop store level Budgets, target amendments and forecasts. Driving continuous improvement in this area
  • Producing regular reporting for, and presenting at, the RLLT monthly performance meeting (led by the Exec level Retail & Operations Director), providing commercial insight and challenge to the team across all key performance metrics (Commercial, Pharmacy and Operations).
  • Leading the business partnering relationship with the Director of Retail Operations & Loss and Loss Senior Management team, understanding the complex drivers behind our loss numbers and driving focus to the right areas.
  • You will be the main point of contact for the Directors of stores and the rest of the store estate, helping with queries and producing ad-hoc analysis.
  • Developing strong working relationships with the commercial and Healthcare finance teams as well as our partners in FP&A and Financial Control.

What you’ll need to have

  • Good skills in communication and stakeholder management, influencing and challenging stakeholders at all levels.
  • Strong analytical skills combined with commercial acumen to gather and generate insight from various sources
  • Resilient and able to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
  • Excellent Excel skills and confidence in working with large data sets.

It would be great if you also have

  • Previous experience as a Finance Manager within business partnering or FP&A.
  • Experience of using SAP BW
  • Knowledge of Business Objects and Power BI

Our benefits

  • Boots Retirement Savings Plan
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Generous employee discounts
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
  • Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
  • Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you’ll be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

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