Finance Manager - EU Sourcing

Contract: PermanentClosing date: Wednesday 26th JuneRecruitment Partner: Lizzy Parfitt

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Global Sourcing finance team, supporting the strategy of our European Sourcing business, a business unit with over $500m Goods for Resale spend annually.You will partner the European Sourcing business unit reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, European Sourcing, and will sit within the wider Operations business partnering team. You will work closely with our FP&A team. You will hold direct relationships with the Senior lead team of the VP, WBA Global Sourcing Europe and will need to build external relationships with our contract manufacturer who is a key strategic partner to both Boots UK and No7 Beauty Company. This is a unique opportunity to support a Global WBA function.Key responsibilities:

• Supporting European Sourcing Leaders and their teams with understanding performance, providing analysis and creating insight to inform future decisionsStakeholder management, particularly building a strong working relationship with our contract manufacturer’s finance and operational teams. Following the recent announcement to close a UK manufacturing site, a project has been set up to manage and recover costs incurred by WBA over and above the existing contractual values – you will be pivotal in delivering this high profile programme including managing all reporting and governance aspects.Support and challenge annual implementation and validation of supplier pricesPartner teams in producing budget/forecast and then holding them to account for delivering these numbersProduce the European and wider Global Sourcing monthly reporting packsWork closely with FP&A ensuring on time and accurate reportingDrive continuous process improvement within the team

What you’ll need to have

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)Excellent communication, relationship-building and people leadership skills, to inspire, effect change and lead successful processes and performanceAbility to think strategically, review, and use analytical skills to understand the bigger picture whilst having good attention to detailExcellent Excel skills

It would be great if you also have

• Knowledge of TM1 reporting, SAP and Power BI but not essentialPrevious experience working in a business partnering or FP&A role

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings PlanDiscretionary annual bonusGenerous employee discountsEnhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a childFlexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.

What's next

If your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.#LI-Onsite