Senior Finance Business Partner

Role overview:

Senior Finance Business Partner
London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO002)
Permanent
Full Time
Grade 5

At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Our Commercial team is the forefront of the business, and New Categories is one of the key strategic areas of the team, with significant growth ambitions over the next 3 years.

This role will business partner the Category Director in financially managing the delivery of Sales, Commercial Margin and overall Variable Contribution of the Category, whilst balancing Market Share and Cash KPIs amongst other targets and is expected to become their trusted business advisor. You will work with them and the wider team to financially manage and influence all aspects of the business performance.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Finance Business partnering to the Category Director, developing your knowledge of a complex business unit to enable you to influence strategy and plans
• Managing and communicating weekly financial performance updates to the Category Director and their SLT, communicating key drivers of performance and actively utilising your commercial acumen to challenge financial and non-financial results
• Working with the Commercial Planning Manager and the Category teams to manage the forecasting process for New Category teams forecasts, engaging and challenging the Director and SLT on headwinds and initiatives to be included. Deliver a robust submission and present the story in a clear and compelling manner.
• Identifying opportunities to improve business outcomes and influence the delivery of these. Manage the creation of business cases, presenting and gaining approval at Investco / CCB governance forums.
• Managing the tracking of implemented initiatives to ensure the benefits track in line with expectations. Proactively challenge where performance deviates and work with business to flex the plan when required to ensure we maximise the value from the investment.
• Drivingimprovements in ways of working within the role, across the Finance team and across the wider stakeholders.

You will need:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong relationships whilst influencing and challenging stakeholders to deliver improved business outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen, adept at comprehending complex business areas, and skilled in identifying opportunities and executing these.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels to articulate complex messages in a compelling manner
• Outcome focused with a track record of delivering end to end solutions in a planned and controlled manner.
• Demonstrates strong resilience with a track record of delivering results in fast paced environments
• Proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset
• Experience of instigating and delivering change within a business unit to improve performance & ways of working
• Robust organisational skills, capable of meeting stringent deadlines while maintaining a meticulous focus on high attention to detail.
• Strong financial modelling and system skills including MS Excel & MS PowerPoint
• Degree or Equivalent in relevant field
• Recognised Accountancy Qualification (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Holiday benefits - 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement)
• Private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Access to discretionary bonus
• Hybrid working; our primary Currys Campus is at Waterloo (WeWork)

Why join us:

Join our team and we will be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we are in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we are committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we will do our best to help.

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