Category Finance Manager

Dyson is a global company with market leading products inFloorcare, Haircare and Environmental product categories. We have ambition andplan to enter new areas and continue our rapid growth. The Group Finance teamprovides Dyson with overall financial planning, reporting & analysiscapabilities, owns the systems that support these activities across the DysonGroup and provides finance business partnering to Group Functions like GlobalIT and Estates. The team acts as a business partner to Dyson’s executiveleadership, enabling them to plan and take action to support Dyson’s DoubleDyson 2026 strategic target.

About The Team

Category finance teams work as finance business partners for Category leadership. We support development and delivery of Dyson’s financial plans by providing financial decision support throughout the product lifecycle: design-development-launch-sale-end of life. This entails comprehensive commercial financial planning and analysis, effective management of business cases for Research, Design & Development (RDD) projects, as well as meticulous planning and control of Category RDD & Operations budgets.

We are an adaptable team that provides key financial insights to the wider business, reacting to the needs and requirements as they evolve. The team translates often complex commercial objectives and engineering challenges into a business case format, accounting for all relevant information. The magic begins when we communicate these often-complex models back to the relevant business stakeholders in an easily understandable language.  This role will cover financial planning and reporting of New Categories performance and driving category performance by analysing product profitability data to influence future and in life ranges. 

About The Role

The CategoryFinance Manager – Beauty is responsible for partnering with the Category Beauty team to provide robust financial leadership and support to ensure the delivery of category objectives. This role involves managing the global Category P&L, delivering financial insights, and driving informed decision-making across product development, commercialization, and operational planning. The position works collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including RDD (Research, Design &Development), operations, and commercial teams, to optimize financialperformance and ensure alignment with long-term strategic goals.

This role will report into the Finance Director, Beauty andNew Categories.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Strategy & Performance Management

• Lead financial assessment and decision support for new product launches by partnering with RDD, Design Managers, Group Marketing, and Product Costing teams to evaluate business cases and guide commercial decisions.

• Manage and optimize the global Category Beauty P&L performance, working closely with the Category Leader to ensure delivery of financial targets and alignment with business objectives.

• Deliver actionable financial insights to strengthen category and market intelligence, enabling data‑driven decision‑making across senior stakeholders.
• Establish and monitor financial and non-financial performance measures, providing consistency across reporting frameworks.
• Benchmark performance against other categories and markets, providing actionable insights and ensuring best practices.
• Collaborate with Brand Building Investment (BBI) teams to evaluate and maximize ROI for marketing and promotional activities.
• Support the preparation of monthly Product Delivery meetings, Executive Category reviews and Board reviews as required

Business & Strategic planning

• Enable creation of the Category 5-year plan – forecasting future volumes and P&L based on latest product range plans & business case development
• Enable the team to define markets portfolio roles within the category and resource allocation to deliver mid- and long-term company objectives
• Support resource allocation, ensure efficient investment in product development, infrastructure and operations

SSPs / Pricing Governance/

• Support decision-making for pricing, ranging, promotional strategy, and product line optimization by applying a financial lens to all recommendations.
• Ensure SSPs are approved in line with company policies and properly documented

Product Lifecycle Management

• Provide financial leadership across product lifecycle phases, including investment appraisals, SKU proliferation, range transitions, and product end-of-life strategies.
• Conduct post-investment reviews and milestone governance to ensure accountability and value delivery from product development projects.

Reporting & Analytics

• Leverage global reporting tools to deliver accurate data, KPIs, and analysis for category performance across financial and non-financial metrics.
• Deliver clear, actionable insights on market performance benchmarking and category health to support senior leadership decisions

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Partner with RDD, operations, and commercial teams to align functional priorities with financial goals.
• Provide updates and financial clarity to senior stakeholders, including Executive and Board reporting.
• Actively contribute to building cross-functional consensus and driving change within the organization.

Leadership & Team Development

• Develop and mentor Finance Analysts supporting the Category, fostering a growth-focused environment that empowers performance and career development.
• Work collaboratively to drive best practices across finance and operational functions.

About You:

• Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) with minimum 7 years of combined experience in strategic financial reporting, forecasting, commercial finance as well as business case analysis

• Experience in consumer-facing businesses, ideally within premium or technology categories.
• Previous exposure to working in cross-functional teams including marketing, operations, and product development.

• Strong analytical capabilities with experience delivering actionable insights to influence strategy.
• Ability to distil complex financial data into clear narratives for non-financial stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders across functional boundaries.
• Solid understanding of investment appraisal, demand and capacity planning, and ROI evaluation