Finance Business Partner – Digital

Finance Business Partner – Digital

Reporting to:

AD of Commercial Finance

Department:

Commercial Finance

Location:

JD Sports Fashion PLC, Edinburgh House, Hollinsbrook Way, Pilsworth, Bury, BL9 8RR

JD Group is a leading global omnichannel retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands. As well as consistently delivering growth and scale, JD is currently undergoing a period of digital transformation. We are looking for a Finance Business Partner in [Commercial Finance (Digital)] to help teams deliver exceptional online performance and support the priorities of the Digital Centre of Excellence.

As the Finance Business Partner – Digital, you will work closely with leaders across the Digital function including Product, Digital technology and Customer data to fully embed financial support into key leadership decision making. You will support all Digital teams to ensure roadmaps, plans, investment decisions and business cases are supported by robust financial analysis and insight. This involves owning Digital cost lines and reporting of core KPIs to financial and non-financial stakeholders to drive the delivery of ongoing performance.

Main duties:

1. Provide commercial support to the Associate Director Digital and the Head of Business Partnering on all Digital priorities, roadmaps, workload and investments.
2. Drive successful business outcomes by being a true partner to the Digital business, providing financial analysis, strategic insights and financial support for teams within the Digital Centre of Excellence.
3. Key stakeholders include Product teams across web, app and in-store technology, digital technology, customer data, Procurement.
4. Business case development and tracking – ownership of key business cases for digital Product, Tech and Data initiatives. Provide insight into ROI. Track programme/project progress against strategic goals.
5. Input and understanding of month end reporting, working closely with operational finance team, enabling better forecasting and support to CoE.
6. Work closely with colleagues in Commercial Finance (in Digital and broader Finance Business Partners) as well as across the Finance function.

Skills/experience/knowledge needed:

1. 3 years+ CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified Accountant.
2. Commercial Finance / Business Partnering / Business Analysis experience essential.
3. Particular interest in candidates who can demonstrate experience in ecommerce, marketplace, technology or digital sectors more widely.
4. Excellent attention to detail.
5. Strong data analysis and financial modelling skills.
6. Ownership of workload and ability to summarise and prioritise effectively.
7. Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
8. Skilled at prioritising tasks in fast paced environment and identifying opportunities and risks.
9. Good interpersonal skills, with a track record of developing positive working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues.
10. Positive, flexible, enthusiastic and driven.
11. Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of SQL a plus.

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 90,000 colleagues over 4,500 stores across several retail fascia's in over 36 countries around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

1. Incremental Holiday Allowance.
2. Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online.
3. Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme.
4. Discounted Gym membership.
5. Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
6. Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications.

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.