Finance Manager Property
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19 hours ago
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Job Summary
Overview
Permanent
Up to 68000 pa Pension Private Medical ShareSave 6.6 weeks holiday Hybrid Working (3 per week in the office)
Southampton Store Support Office
We believe anyone can improve their home to make life better. From our Southampton Store Support office (SSO) we equip our stores our people and our whole business with everything it takes to help our millions of customers create a home theyll love. Join us as a Finance Business Partner and youll be a big part of this.
Whats the job
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 organisations values and behaviours within the Business Performance function.
What we need:
- Property finance experience ideally preferred
- 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
Whats in it for me
As part of a great team youll be valued for who you are.Were committed to making B&Q more diverse and representative of the communities we serve where everyone can feel they belong and have equal opportunities. You will have access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies and help us to continue to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business.
We also recognise that wellness means different things to different people and we want to help colleagues be at their best and feel well by offering a range of benefits to help you. As well as a competitive salary our benefits package includes an award-winning pension scheme bonus ShareSave options 6.6 weeks holiday payroll giving an Employee Assistance Programme shopping discounts colleague wellbeing benefits and lots more!
So we can support you during the application or interview process please contact for any recruitment adjustments.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Customer Service
- Cold Calling
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Computer Literacy
- Fair Housing Regulations
- LIHTC
- Budgeting
- OneSite
- Property Management
- Lead Generation
About Company
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,360 stores in nine countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, Tradepoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of 77,000 colleagues
