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Talent Acquisition Partner - Finance, Technology, Procurement, Retail Support and Facilities
We are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner in the Convenience area, supporting trading plans, ensuring financial actions are followed up, and acting as the key finance contact for the commercial team. The role involves reviewing category P&Ls, managing aged debt, and providing insights on sales, margin, promotions, and market performance. You’ll also support budgeting and forecasting, ensuring clear justifications for changes and alignment on risks and opportunities. Additionally, you’ll oversee commercial income and financial control, ensuring accurate tracking, timely billing, and robust financial reporting.
Accountabilities
Business Partnering
* Providing guidance, support and challenge around trading plans and activities. Ensuring actions followed up on
* Commercial team key contact for wider finance related queries
* Aligning with business partners on commentary around performance, ensuring action plans and proposals are backed by data
* Business case development and sign off support
* Category P&L reviews
* Aged debt management
Performance Review & Analysis
* Daily / Weekly Performance Review
* Promotion Evaluations – what lift was observed, was it margin generative
* Price & Margin sensitivity – review and refine to optimise cash margin
* Market performance – how are we tracking against the IGD, where are we under indexing, and working on options to address
Budgeting & Forecasting
* Outturn reviews at category level to feed into monthly roll up. Ensuring clear justification for any changes and aligning with commercial team on risks and opportunities
* Prior month outturn actions and assumptions evaluated. If actions not followed through on why not? If assumptions not holding what can we do differently?
* Ensure all contracted commercial income captured and tracked effectively, without any blind spots
* Billing and receipts are happening on time
* Reporting to understand which suppliers regularly late on payments
* Capturing entries for Journals, period end postings & branch allocations
What We’re Looking For:
We need a Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with a strong foundation in management or financial accounting. If you’ve got commercial finance experience, that’s a plus – but more importantly, we want someone who’s curious, proactive, and ready to challenge the status quo.
You’ll also bring:
* A ‘can-do’ mindset – a problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment
* Strong analytical skills – able to turn data into action
* The confidence to challenge and influence at all levels
* Great communication skills – able to explain complex financials in a simple way
* Resilience and adaptability – comfortable navigating a business that’s evolving and growing
* A sense of ownership – taking responsibility for results and seeing things through
Why Morrisons?
* We’re a business that’s growing and evolving, with the backing of Private Equity investment
* We invest in our people, offering opportunities for progression both upwards and laterally
* You’ll work in a high-profile role that has real impact on the bottom line
* Our head office offers fantastic facilities, including an onsite gym, subsidised meals, coffee shops, and prayer space
* We offer a competitive total rewards package, recognising the value you bring to our team
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing
* Industries
* Retail
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