Commercial Finance Manager

JD Group; Bury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JD Group, a leading global omnichannel retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands, is seeking a Senior Commercial Finance Manager in Commercial Finance - Digital to help teams deliver exceptional online performance.

To support its extensive online operations, JD Group aims to empower digital teams with insightful financial analysis, robust budgeting, and forward-looking scenarios to maximise sales profitability and EBIT targets across the digital channel.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial finance and business partnering.
• Strong data analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience working with digital trade teams.
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification.
• Excellent attention to detail and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial finance support to the Associate Director to maximise sales profitably across the digital business.
• Partner with Digital trading teams with financial analysis and insights to drive profitable growth.
• Contribute to trade meetings and support trade directors and the wider trade team.
• Deliver commercial, trading and financial insight into opportunities to accelerate profitable growth.
• Translate data from a range of sources into clear messages for leadership.
• Financial modelling of different sales, margin and fulfilment scenarios.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Commercial Finance / Business Partner

Data analysis

Financial modelling

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Working under pressure

Digital / ecommerce experience

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualified Accountant

Tools

SQL

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

As the Senior Commercial Finance Manager - Digital, you will work closely with digital trade colleagues to fully embed financial support into key leadership decision making.,

Job Responsibilities

• Provide commercial finance support to the Associate Director to maximise sales profitably across the digital business
• Drive successful business outcomes by being a true partner to the Digital trading teams, providing financial analysis, strategic insights and financial support with a laser focus on delivering sales plans and EBIT targets
• Active contributor to trade meetings, helping to support trade directors and the wider trade team
• Deliver commercial, trading and financial insight into opportunities to further accelerate profitable growth
• Extensive experience of handling data and the ability to translate clear messages from a range of data sources
• Financial modelling of different sales, margin and fulfilment scenarios
• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process in your area, working collaboratively with partners across the business to build deliverable plans

Qualifications and skills

• Particular interest in candidates with experience in online retail operations (DC and store fulfilment and delivery); digital marketing (development and tracking of digital channel plans); customer analysis (segmentation, loyalty, LTV
• Identify and embed improvements in processes, analysis and tools
• Work closely with colleagues in Commercial Finance (in Digital and broader Finance Business Partners) as well as across the Finance function
  3years+ CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified Accountant
• Commercial Finance / Business Partner experience essential
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong data analysis and financial modelling skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Good interpersonal skills, with a track record of developing positive working relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues
• Positive, flexible, enthusiastic and driven
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Knowledge of SQL a plus
• Particular interest in candidates who can demonstrate experience in ecommerce, marketplace, technology or digital sectors more widely
  JD Group is a leading global omnichannel retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands. To support its extensive online operations we are looking for a Senior Commercial Finance Manager in Commercial Finance - Digital to help teams deliver exceptional online performance