Planning and Reporting Manager

About us.

Were the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose helping families get more out of life powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If youre high-performing ambitious and make the most of every opportunity we want to hear from return youll enjoy heaps of flexibility great perks and benefits and the freedom to be yourself keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference youll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the team.

As well as regular Planning and Reporting responsibilities our Group FP&A team supports the business in developing and evaluating strategic options combining rigorous financial analysis with a deep understanding of performance forecasts and longterm plans. The team works closely with Group Strategy and the wider business to assess strategic initiatives capital allocation and corporate activity including financing and shareholderrelated matters. It is responsible for producing highquality analysis and papers to support strategic decisionmaking and for engaging with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders as required.

About the role.

The role will be wide-ranging and diverse with consistent opportunities to stretch and develop. Regular responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Leading the preparation of Group financial performance packs with clear insightful analysis and commentary.
• Authoring and shaping performance narrative for the CFOs reporting to the Board ensuring clarity coherence and readiness for senior review.
• Developing shareholderfacing performance reporting including monthly management reports and weekly trading updates.
• Reviewing challenging and consolidating outputs from analysts across the business and contributing to reporting and insight.
• Translating complex financial detail into clear decisionoriented insights linked to operational drivers.
• Delivering variance analysis insight and executivelevel commentary across actuals prior periods forecasts and plans.
• Ensuring data integrity and control including consistency between planning outputs management accounts and supporting models.
• Collaborating closely with Group Planning FP&A and Financial Control to ensure joinedup performance views.

About you.

• High capability in variance analysis and explanation.
• Exceptional ability to explain numbers clearly and confidently to nontechnical audiences.
• Experience producing material for Senior leaders Executives Board or external stakeholders
• Proven ability to own endtoend reporting and performance views.
• Experience operating in fastmoving or highchange environments.
• Strong judgement: Knows when to escalate challenge or stand firm on the numbers.
• Credible communicator: Trusted by senior stakeholders to explain performance.
• Structured thinker: Can turn complexity into clarity.
• Resilient under pressure: Comfortable with tight deadlines and lastminute changes.
• Collaborative but authoritative: Works well across teams while maintaining ownership.
• Experience in FP&A Group Reporting or Corporate Finance within a complex organisation is desirable but not essential

Some of our benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model

• Inclusive culture and environment check out our Glassdoor reviews

• 1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs

• 30 days holiday bank holidays

• LinkedIn learning access

• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)

• Up to 25% discount on

• Matched pension up to 6%

• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly and if successful in securing this role you will be required to undertake a credit CIFAS Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if youre successful so keep an eye on your emails! Well arrange a short call to learn more about you as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like were a good match well share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

2nd Stage A one-hour formal task based interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If youd like to know more about our interviews you can find out here.

Diversity inclusion and equal opportunities

Werebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We dont discriminate based on age disability gender reassignment marriage or civil partnership pregnancy or maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply interview or perform a role let us know via Well be happy to support you.

Were proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.

Required Experience:

Manager