Group Financial Controller

4 days ago

Poole, Poole, United Kingdom Lush Group Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Group Financial Controller - Strategic Leader

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Group Financial Controller to join our team at Lush Group. As a key member of our finance team, you will play a critical role in overseeing the financial operations, teams, and reporting across our retail markets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the financial operations, teams, and reporting across our retail markets.
  • Ensure the integrity and speed of financial reporting, compliance with regulations, and quality of the local finance teams.
  • Active management, recruitment, and training of the local financial controllers/managers in the UK, Europe, Australasia, and Greater China.
  • Support the local directors in other regions where necessary (North America, Japan, and MENA) to recruit and train excellent financial controllers/managers.
  • Market by market review of group retail management accounts, including P&L, Balance Sheet, Capex, and Cashflow.
  • Training of local teams to avoid repeat issues in the future.
  • Communication with the Group Finance Director throughout the month end to keep them informed of any material changes or potential delays.
  • Preparation of a monthly finance commentary to cover the consolidated Retail P&L in conjunction with the Group Retail FBP.
  • Provide accounting and reporting guidance to local teams and ensure standards are consistently followed.
  • Work alongside the Retail, Digital, and Brand FBPs to coordinate and review the periodic sales forecast updates, annual budgets, and ad hoc financial modeling requests.
  • Work alongside the Property, Buying, Tech, and other FBP's to ensure our forecasts reflect the latest plans and are correctly charged within our chart of accounts.
  • Analyze and report on the Sales & Admin costs within the Retail entities, highlighting opportunities for profit growth to the relevant Global Business Partners in those areas.
  • Ensure that in every market there is clear accountability for compliance with all relevant financial regulations, including tax laws, accounting standards, and corporate policies.
  • Guide and encourage the local finance teams to adopt the UK best practice model for finance business partnering and operational support.
  • Support the Group Tax and Audit managers in all aspects of tax, audit, and statutory reporting.
  • Significant ad hoc project work and support for the Group Finance Director and wider business as required.

Requirements:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
  • Experience in high-volume, vertically integrated retail and digital operations.
  • Managerial background and experience working within a retail finance team.
  • Experience with retail systems and a passion for technology-driven process improvement.
  • Excellent communication skills and relationship building.
  • Experience in commentary writing and the ability to effectively communicate finance to non-finance people.
  • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets and the creation of engaging presentations in Google Slides.
  • Willingness to travel abroad.
  • Foreign languages are helpful but not essential.

Benefits:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
  • 6 months' full pay for parental leave (primary caregiver).
  • Bonus scheme.
  • Day off for weekday birthdays.
  • Holiday purchase scheme.
  • 50% discount on Lush products and spa treatments.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Discounted rail and bus season tickets.
  • Employee assistance program.
  • Financial childcare support on return to work.
  • Support groups, film nights, yoga, meditation sessions, and much more.

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