Description:
Working within the Retail & Property Finance team, with the primary focus on managing our Property business stakeholders. This involves being the lead on business case validation, performing post investment reviews, and working with the business to develop property strategy and deliver financial targets, such as budget or efficiency plans.
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Take the lead role in partnering the B&Q Property team, providing financial support and guidance in decision making across multiple projects impacting a variety of business areas. This includes leading on topics such as: Property Capex Investment and Leases, Facilities, Shape of Chain, and Property Strategy including New Stores.
- End to end support of business investments and new propositions, including financial appraisals of business cases for investments through to rationalising and tracking benefits. This includes managing the GIC approval process on behalf of B&Q.
- Influence and challenge stakeholders (including Board Directors and senior leadership team), to define, prioritise and action the opportunities and risks within the cost base. This includes communicating and managing the budget, forecasting full year outlooks and reporting on property areas, such as IFRS16 leases, rents, rates and utilities.
- Delivery of process improvements that automate tracking of costs, allowing more focus on value creation, whilst working alongside multiple stakeholders to understand opportunities and drive efficiencies.
- Manage relationship with Group functions regarding project plans, including forecasts across new stores, lease renewals and other property projects.
- Provide guidance and support to the Assistant Analyst, consistently role-modelling the organisation’s values and behaviours within the Business Performance function.
What We Need
- Business Partnering experience ideally gained in the Retail industry sector
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy is essential.
- Excellent communicator and ability to present data to senior stakeholders
- Flexible and deadline-orientated, able to work under pressure and prioritise workload accordingly.
- Good working knowledge of Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills at all levels.
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified accountant