Finance Manager - Digital

Job Introduction

Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…

Rewards and benefits

Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary.

• Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or hybrid working

• Generous annual leave that increases with length of service

• Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations

• Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies

• Defined pension contribution scheme

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme

• Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days

• Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment

• Subsidised gym memberships

• Annual travel pass and cycle-to-work schemes

• A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme

• Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members

• Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance

• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development

Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail…

Role Responsibility

Are you looking for a new challenge that gives you the chance to get creative and use your Finance expertise and skills to the next level? Looking for a company that wants to help further your career in Finance as well as provide you with an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work? If the answer to all of these questions is ‘yes’ then you’re just the kind of person we’re looking for!

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager – Digital, this Finance Manager will be a strong business partner to the Digital Trading & Customer Services teams, leading business insight that drives profitable growth. This role will lead the provision of high-quality commercial support for online sales across all countries globally & will present information concisely back to business partners in a way that drives clear tangible actions.

As a Finance Manager you will:

Partner with key business functions across head office to provide effective challenge and support across cost and revenue performance.

Support decision making via the provision of clear and detailed financial analysis on financial performance including recommendations and insights.

Proactively develop solutions to and be confident in challenging business thinking.

Develop reports clearly understood by non-financial people.

Prepare the weekly and monthly commentary for distribution to wider business and executive team.

Ensure timely and accurate production of balance sheets with complete monthly reviews and signoff.

Pro-actively identify and highlight risks & opps across the Digital P&L to senior management and be able to clearly model their impact on sales & profit.

Support business decision making via ad hoc analysis and reporting.

Participate in ad hoc projects where required providing sound financial analysis and clear decision-making support

Work with business partners to deliver challenging but achievable financial targets.

Ensure detailed line level targets are accurately phased and understood by business unit owner

Produce clear and concise summary of budget detail to be presented to senior management.

Ensure delivery of budgets and forecasts in line with required timelines

Support delivery of reforecasts and long-range planning.

Identify and implement actions to improve quality and timeliness of financial information within their area.

Support in the identification and delivery of systems and process automation efficiencies that provide cost effective solutions and improve customer service.

Plan, prioritise and deliver work in a way that meets or exceeds business requirements and customer expectations.

Ensure consistent high-quality approach is applied to the departments deliverables;

Develop team members to have a curious and inquisitive mindset as well as instilling a strong focus on quality and correctness.

Support team member development through both on the job feedback / coaching and more structured 121 conversations.

Work with Finance Managers across the wider finance team to identify and implement actions to support overall team cohesion and development.

The Ideal Candidate

A qualified Accountant (preferably CIMA or equivalent).

Able to take accountability for their own development plan as well as coach and guide direct reports with theirs.

Able to understand and articulate both financial and non-financial implications of business performance providing balanced and clear recommendations.

Either a strong retail background or experience working within a fast paced, commercial environment.

Able to work under pressure, manage a diverse and competing workload ensuring deadlines are met.

Comfortable working closely with business stakeholders with the ability to challenge up to Director level.

Able to effectively manage team planning and prioritising workload up to 6 months in advance

Good communication skills and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support business decision making.

Analytical and excel modelling skills with strong attention to detail.

Able to drive own initiatives through to completion.

Able to develop and improve working procedures and processes.

Highly organised and efficient.

Commercially aware and customer focused.

Verbal and written presentation skills with ability to adapt style based on audience

Flexible, open to change and proactive.

About the Company

Everyone is welcome

Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.

Our awards cabinet

We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times.

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