Finance Business Partner - Lutterworth
Job Title: Finance Business Partner - George Clothing
Location: George House
Employment Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits
Category: Financial Planning and Analysis
Closing Date: 10 November 2024
About Asda
We are a values-led organisation. As such we encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input. Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
Benefits
* Hybrid and flexible working: Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.
* Discretionary bonus: Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
* Company Pension Scheme: Matched to a limit.
* 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays: Ensuring you take time for yourself.
* 4 weekly pay: An extra payday a year.
* Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions: Supporting physical health and mental wellbeing.
* Discount off your shopping at Asda and George: Saving an average of £700 a year.
* Career development: Including apprenticeship and graduate schemes.
* Free city centre parking: Available outside working hours.
Role Overview
This is a perfect opportunity for an inquisitive Finance Business Partner with aspirations to be the Finance Lead in the team and responsible for adding value to a business with a big growth agenda. This vacancy is part of the wider Commercial Finance Team and partners with the Clothing leadership team to VP level. The prime objective of the role is to influence and challenge business decisions in order to maximise profit, provide commercial insight for decision making, and financial reporting and forecasting.
Your Responsibilities
* Partner with the Trading Teams to provide commercial decision support.
* Deliver regular trading insight while identifying profit improvement and cash opportunities.
* Understand key trading drivers and provide decision-making support to ensure delivery of trading targets.
* Provide robust and timely weekly trading updates and make considered recommendations.
* Engage with FP&A teams for robust forecasting to support consolidation of Total Asda.
* Lead monthly performance reviews to understand trading performance and highlight risks and opportunities.
* Monitor and review stock management and highlight cash concerns to the CFO.
* Participate in the open to buy and intake margin target process.
* Drive commercial insight and accountability for forecasting accuracy.
* Support planning cycles to ensure a joined-up approach across all functions.
* Collaborate cross-functionally to understand product life cycle and improve working capital.
Qualifications
* Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a commercial background.
* Excellent communicator with solid interpersonal skills.
* Ability to form a balanced view for decision making.
* Positive attitude and growth mindset focused on continuous improvement.
* Digital mindset, embracing new tools and processes.
* Confidence to influence and solve difficult situations.
Work Where it Works
Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works best for you and your team. You will also receive an excellent benefits package including:
* Discretionary company bonus
* £5,700 company car or car allowance
* Company pension up to 7% matched
* 10% colleague discount, free parking, and many additional rewards.
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