Commercial Finance Manager – Technology

Overview

In this role you drive financial decision-making for Technology P&L, delivering accurate reporting and robust governance. You’ll lead a lean Technology Finance team and partner with tech leadership and central functions to shape plans and strategic priorities. You will provide data-driven insights, identify risks and opportunities, and support capital expenditure impacts. This is an opportunity to influence a fast-moving, digitally focused retail business while developing your team’s capabilities.

Pay / Benefits

• colleague discount
• pension scheme
• life cover
• bonus up to 20%
• annual holiday allowance
• private healthcare

Responsibilities

• Lead the period-end process for Technology P&L to ensure accuracy and governance
• Own the Corporate Plan, Budgeting, and Latest View cycles with clear articulation of risks and drivers
• Develop and guide the Technology Finance team, setting priorities and standardising approaches
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis across Technology P&L cost lines to support strategic priorities
• Partner with technology leadership and central functions to align financial planning with operational goals
• Review and improve reporting processes to drive efficiency and accuracy in financial reporting

Key requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Proven experience delivering financial analysis and recommendations to influence decisions
• Experience in large FMCG, retail, food, technology or similarly scaled organisations in a commercial finance/FP&A role
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint with financial modelling and data analysis
• Experience leading finance analysts or teams with strong governance and controls
• Strong communication skills to present complex financial information to senior stakeholders

• strong communication
• stakeholder influencing
• commercial acumen
• Excel (advanced)
• PowerPoint (advanced)
• financial modelling

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