Finance Manager – Central Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

BOOTS; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

Finance Manager - Central Financial Planning & Analysis

Permanent

Vyoma Gandhi, [e-mail]

About the role

Part of the Central Financial Planning and Analysis team, the role offers the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of our business, giving an opportunity for career development within Boots.

What you'll need to have

We're looking for someone to join the Boots UK finance team as Finance Manager - Central FP&A. As part of the Finance team, you will primarily be responsible for driving quality reporting and for providing insight to the leaders of our business. The responsibilities include:

1. Work with stakeholders to understand the end to end financial performance within areas of responsibility.
2. Bring insight, challenge, and influence to areas of responsibility, contributing to key business decisions, bringing a wider business/market perspective.
3. Lead on the delivery of our ESG reporting agenda, working closely with our Business and Group teams to deliver both annual and ongoing reporting requirements.
4. Working with key stakeholders to identify and drive improvements in our reporting processes.
5. Monthly reporting and forecasting process.
6. A source of financial integrity and stewardship in processes and behaviours, implementing improvements to processes and procedures.
7. Create, prepare and analyze key business reports, as well as reporting on projects as they are implemented, providing partnering and education to improve financial awareness.
8. Work with other areas of Finance, the Business, and Group functions to create a consolidated view of performance.

Qualifications

You need to be a qualified finance professional (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) with the ability to work and communicate effectively with key individuals of all levels across the business. You will need to demonstrate:

1. Excellent communication, relationship-building, and people leadership skills, in order to inspire, effect change, and guide successful processes and performance.
2. Ability to think strategically, review, and use analytical skills to understand the bigger picture whilst having good attention to detail.
3. Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform effectively under pressure.

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria:

1. Knowledge of Excel and SAP.

Our benefits

1. Boots Retirement Savings Plan.
2. Discretionary annual bonus.
3. Generous employee discounts.
4. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child.
5. Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes, and much more.
6. Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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