Head of Commercial and Bd Finance

1 week ago

City of London, United Kingdom WHSmith Full time

Australia, Singapore, Spain - just three of the 30+ countries where you can find our stores. You’ll find us at airports, stations, hospitals and shopping malls all over the world, with stores run directly, through joint ventures or via 'Franchise Partnership’models. It’s an integral part of the company’s growth strategy.
We have an exciting opportunity for a commercial finance individual to Head up the Commercial & Business Development Finance team within our Internatioanl division, based at our Head Office in London.
**Main Accountabilities**
- Work closely with the International Business Development Director and their team to produce robust financial appraisals of new businesses opportunities.
- Present financial appraisals to senior management, including the CEO and CFO, ensuring all assumptions are communicated clearly, and all risks and opportunities are understood.
- Undertake the necessary due diligence in new markets, ensuring all functional Directors are bought into the numbers and are taking ownership for their respective areas.
- Lead on governance & sign off for business cases
- Support the implementation of new businesses and reviewing of performance versus the original business case (PCRs).
- Provide analytical support/insights to the Commercial Director and their team, helping to identify trends and understand the underlying trading performance vs current plan and prior year comparatives.
- Create appropriate challenge on Commercial initiatives and performance in order to optimise the P&L.
- Assist in identifying profit initiatives and tracking the benefits through the P&L.
- Control the Supplier Income process end to end, ensuring governance on recognition and communication of performance against target.
- Management of two fully qualified professional accountants.

**The Requirements for the Role**
- Qualified accountant with a minimum of 5 years PQE or equivalent - ICAEW, CIMA or ACCA
- A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a fast-paced organisation
- Strong Commercial acumen
- The ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong communication skills & gravitas
- Self-starter, capable of planning and prioritising a broad and extensive range of activities
- Keen eye for detail and accuracy, ensuring financial data is summarised in a logical way and targeted to the relevant audience
- Calm, considered and proactive
- Ability to structure & organize work to deliver to tight deadlines and prioritise conflicting demands
- Strong Excel skills (Pivot Tables, V-Look ups as a minimum)

**Why join us?**
You can expect a competitive salary and excellent benefits that includes a profit related annual bonus, 25 days holiday, store discount card and lots more. For customer focus, career focused individuals this all adds up to a unique opportunity.

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