Senior Finance Manager – Trading

Overview

Senior Finance Manager for Trading at Dunelm leads a finance team delivering reporting, forecasting and decision support for trading functions. You partner with Exec and Leadership teams to challenge and optimize profitability and capital allocation. You own end-to-end trading finance activities from planning to performance, driving insight and prioritising actions. This role sits at the intersection of finance and business growth, offering broad impact and leadership development in a collaborative, hybrid environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Salary Advance up to 50%
• Instant employee discounts
• Pension contributions
• ShareSave scheme
• Wellbeing support including online GP and counselling
• 25 days holiday plus birthday off

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance Managers and coach the broader team to deliver weekly/monthly reporting and forecasting for trading
• Partner with Exec and Dunelm Leadership Team on strategic projects and focus areas as a key finance lead
• Own end-to-end trading finance activities including sales, margin, stock planning and performance analysis
• Manage month-end close and ensure compliance with Financial Reporting policies
• Provide decision support and independent view of forecasts, risks, and opportunities
• Identify opportunities/risks, influence stakeholders, and drive improvements across functions
• Support budgeting, strategic planning and post-investment appraisal for business functions
• Balance workload prioritisation with continuous improvement to deliver value

Key requirements

• Proven line management experience delivering through others
• Commercially minded with drive to support growth and profitability targets
• Excellent verbal and written communication; ability to distill complex data into clear messages
• Strong relationship builder with influencing skills
• Finance qualified with broad finance experience and ability to represent the finance function
• Comfort with ambiguous environments and changing priorities; able to re-prioritise for value

• Communication
• Curiosity
• Adaptability
• Financial reporting and month-end processes
• Forecasting and budgeting, including sales and margin planning
• Financial appraisal and post-investment appraisal

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