Senior Finance Business Partner

Summary

£57,200 up to £79,200 per annum* | 35 days' holiday (pro rata) | 10% in-store discount | Pension scheme

Everyone who works at Lidl brings something unique to the table - but we also have a whole lot in common. We're curious, collaborative, and ready to make a tangible impact on where we work.

Just like you.

Our Head Office Controlling Department is looking for a proactive and analytical Senior Finance Business Partner to join our team and partner with operational stakeholders across the business locally and internationally.

The Controlling Department provides support to executive management, operational departments and international colleagues and has responsibility over synthesising relevant key performance indicators to aid targeted management of all business processes within the company. You'll have good finance knowledge, business partnering experience, and proven technical and organisational skills that leave you standing out from the crowd.

In return, we'll give you a competitive salary based on equal opportunity and pay structures, as well as a generous benefits package designed to support your well-being and life outside Lidl.

We're proud to be a diverse, secure, and fast-growing business, so we'll make sure you have access to the right training and real opportunities to build your career as well.

'To keep in line with company structure this role will be titled "Controlling - Senior Consultant" internally.

What you'll do

• Provide sound analysis to empower informed decision-making.
• Act as a Business Partner for Commercial departments and contact person for international departments
• Deliver insights and recommendations to drive future growth
• Challenge and influence key business decisions at senior leader level
• Monitoring and analysing KPIs, thereby identifying risks, errors, problems and improvement opportunities
• Manipulating and interpreting large sets of business data using the Business Intelligence Software
• Designing advanced reports and Dashboards to be used by the Commercial departments that would drive improved decision making and performance
• Manage the relationship between Controlling and the senior management team in the Commercial Department
• Ensuring that forecasts are accurate, robust and timely
• Work closely with the Business Intelligence (BI) team to leverage data and analytics for informed decision-making and performance monitoring.
• Identify data requirements and develop reporting tools and dashboards to support financial analysis and reporting needs.
• Collaborate with BI analysts to develop tools, models and data-driven insights to optimise business operations and drive competitive advantage.

What you'll need

• Experience working with Commercial Stakeholders in a Retail / FMCG environment.
• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in one of the following or related areas, Business Studies, Economics, Controlling or IT.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience in financial reporting and building reports/models.
• Ability to influence decisions at C-Suite level.
• A proven aptitude for data analysis.
• Data visualisation experience (Power BI, Tableau, Microstrategy, etc.)
• Advanced Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word and Excel / VBA skills.
• Have prior experience building credible relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and to deliver accurate results.
• Self-motivated and proactive individual with a can-do attitude and the ability to work on projects and solve problems independently.

What you'll receive

• 35 days holiday (pro rata)
• 10% in-store discount
• Sabbatical
• Enhanced family leave
• Pension scheme
• Plus, more of the perks you deserve

You're Lidl like us. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Join us to celebrate individuality and grow in a fair, respectful, and inclusive environment.

*Includes an additional 10% non-contractual London weighting

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

If you're ready to get stuck in, want to get more out of your career and make a real difference, find your place at Lidl and apply now.]]>