About the role
In this fantastic role you will drive the performance of our Large Store estate, the heart of the Tesco business, with over 800 stores across the UK. Co-piloting the Large Stores Leadership team to ensure we deliver a brilliant shopping trip for customers whilst making every pound count. As the Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for full breadth of the P&L as well as identifying for opportunities whether that be: driving market share; unlocking operational efficiencies or working on new stores or delivery of new propositions.
At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
You will be responsible for
Co-piloting the Regional Directors to ensure we drive business performance :
- Being a recognised business expert and trusted advisor driving performance across full breadth of KPIS (financial, operational, customer and colleague)
- Ability to move from big-picture thinking to the detailed analysis that requires an understanding of localised complexities and levers available to drive business
- Overlaying commercial acumen on analysis performed by FP&A teams to drive insights and support decision-making
- Constructively challenging and recommending changes to the business underpinned by sound financial expertise as well as offering an operational perspective
- Spending time out in stores to build and maintain an understanding of store operations with regular interactions with Business Support, Store Directors, and Managers.
- Drive performance conversations within RD community and other P&L line owners to drive actions and plans
Forward-looking – taking a longer-term view of performance:
- Reviewing and challenging business cases, ensuring incremental investments align to our strategic ambition as well as hitting our key capital
- Working with the FP&A team to ensure we have the right plans in place that make sense at all levels (stores, regional, format)
- Building the format plans and objectives alongside the Retail Directors to ensure we are set up for success.
- Building capability in regional teams on how to effectively manage financial challenges and KPIs
- Communicating strategic and operational plans to the relevant teams whether that be our store managers, business support teams or channels leadership team.
- Taking RDs through proposed budgets, forecasts & performances updates these include signing off regionally allocated KPI (Sales, Payroll, BIG 6)
Future proofing our business & looking forward:
- Facilitates knowledge management- sharing best practice both within finance and with the business.
- Participates in business partnering community across finance.
- Adhere to and operates within the internal control guidelines to safeguard companies interests.
- Champions cost conscious culture.
- Supports function initiatives to drive efficiency within Tesco organisation
You will need
* Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA (required)
* Finance experience in driving strategic priorities in large complex organisations
* Experience of engaging senior business stakeholders
* Highly evolved financial analysis skills
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
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