Head Of Finance - Stores

To lead and manage a highly performing Finance team of 13 people. This role is a business partnering role with the accounting and reporting completed outside of the team allowing full focus to be on performance. You will be responsible for driving financial performance, operational efficiencies and the strategic growth of the network. The role will act as primary financial advisor to the Retail Director and their wider leadership team. Driving forward efficiency of cost spend and identifying underlying trends in underperformance is key.

The role requires prior Retail Finance experience in a similar sized organisation and the applicant would be expected to be in the detail from the first day. Influencing skills are crucial in the role as this role touches many neighbouring departments Commercial,Online, & Convenience as examples . Individual must have a proven track record for successfully building teams with the ability to prioritise large amounts of tasks across their wide role.

Accountabilities:

Payroll: Delivery of >£1bn payroll budget; Store EBITDA modelling and insight; Working alongside key retail leaders to shape the strategy for stores profitability; understanding immediate opportunities for cost and sales through business partners. Linking performance to operational and non-financial measures, identifying levers to generate improved returns through store performance.

Loss Prevention: Delivery at minimum of financial budget with an improvement in shrink count percentages targeted. Business partnering team to test and learn from concepts to lower the shrinkage level. Identifying key drivers of shrink including internal and external factors.

Waste & Markdown: Delivery of budget including year on year reductions working alongside supply chain whilst balancing

• Proven track record in a similar role
• Ability to influence key decision makers at all levels
• Strong technical capability and ability to data from a variety of sources
• Problem solving mindset
• People management and leadership experience and excellent communication skills
• Hold a relevant finance qualification CIMA/ACCA etc.

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Private Healthcare
• Car Allowance / Company car

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you'll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There's more to our business as it's fast paced and ever changing, as such we've got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We'd love to meet you!

At Morrisons, we're proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that's good for our customers too.