Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Tuesday 17th September
Recruitment Partner: Lizzy Parfitt
About the role
An exceptional opportunity for an experienced, qualified finance manager has arisen in the No7BC FP&A team. As Finance Manager – Central FP&A, you will be accountable for the production of management reports and communication of No7BC and Global Sourcing performance to both Group and internal leaders, as well as management of the full annual and monthly planning cycle. Within this role, you'll develop a wide understanding of the entire No7BC and Global Sourcing organisation and how it fits into WBA group.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage all central planning processes (Forecast, Budget, 3YP etc.), communicating timelines and requirements to all stakeholders and ensuring alignment. Your team will also be responsible for creating outputs for both Global Brands and Group stakeholders, reflecting the different lenses through which Global Brands is viewed
- Manage all group reporting for legal entity views of the business, applying a level of rigour and challenge to submissions and responding to feedback. This includes consolidated P&L, CSR and Investor Relations submissions and has frequent opportunity to present directly to CFO and senior Group stakeholders
- Own and develop the Global Brands allocation process, maintaining the model, communicating outputs to retailers and analysing the post-allocation view of Global Brands within WBA group. Individual would also be key finance support in projects to simplify and change process.
- Manage the administration of Global Brands Planning Analytics system, working with Global Finance Systems to develop and improve functionality and ensure data integrity for key planning processes and completion of month and quarter end
- Support the professional development of the wider team and drive process improvement through efficiency and simplicity, with a "continuous improvement" mind-set
- Key finance support for projects relating to reporting of No7BC, Global Sourcing and wider OBEX businesses.
What you'll need to have
- A qualified finance professional (CIMA, ACA, ACCA)
- Strong analytical skills and willingness to challenge business performance
- Exceptional communication skills, comfortable presenting complex matters to senior stakeholders and the ability to build and maintain strong relationships
- Excellent knowledge of Excel and finance systems (preferably experience of using Planning Analytics)
Our benefits
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous discount on our own brands and partner businesses
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - go to working-here to find out more. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate.
Who we are
No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we're innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact. We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.
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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