Finance Manager

Boots Opticians; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Finance Manager at a leading healthcare company. This role involves overseeing the R2R process within Boots International, ensuring accurate month-end reporting, compliance with policies, and driving continuous improvements across finance operations. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with a proactive approach to management and experience in financial reporting and audits.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with experience in finance management.
• Ability to drive changes and foster improvements.
• Experience with accounting principles and external audits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end close and reporting.
• Oversight of balance sheet reconciliations and compliance.
• Act as financial accounting advisor for business projects.

Skills

Drive for improvements

Agility and flexibility

Education

Fully qualified accountant

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Finance Manager

Permanent

Nottingham

Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi - [e-mail]

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the R2R/Controllership function, for a skilled and process-focused accountant to gain experience and utilise their expertise, managing R2R process execution and improvement, primarily in Boots International, the main UK-based distributor of No7 Beauty Company.

Part of a dynamic Global team, reporting into the Tower Lead (R2R) with a dotted line of support into the Head of Finance – No7 Beauty Company Controllership. You'll have direct reports and an offshore support team. You'll need to be agile and flexible as you'll play a key role in the transition of the team into the Digital Operations function and be responsible for the go live of Orion for Boots International and Boots International Management Services Ltd and supporting the wider Boots businesses as required.

Broad in nature due to the size of the business, this role covers transactional accounting, month end close, governance and controls, external audit and finance systems. There is also the opportunity to be involved in statutory account preparation. A key part of the role will be acting as a champion for continuous improvement and working cross-finance to drive efficiencies in process and ways of working.

Key responsibilities

· Ensuring month end close and reporting is timely and accurate

· Oversight and review of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring compliance with policy

· Ensuring transfer pricing and royalties are accounted for correctly

· Managing external audit requirements and responses

· Managing adhoc group requirements and acting as financial accounting advisor for business projects

· Implementation of S4/HANA, supporting the on and offshore team through change

· Opportunity to expand knowledge and experience across other Boots/No7 entities as required

· Proactively driving continuous improvement (Lean Six Sigma Green belt training provided)

· Actively developing people, in both your team and the wider finance function, to ensure accurate accounts and strong control environment

· Coaching and mentoring Genpact offshore team

What you'll need to have

· Fully qualified accountant

· Drive to make improvements and challenge the status quo

Ability to work through change and motivate a team

It would be great if you also have

These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.

· Previous line manager experience

· Experience of audit/statutory reporting

· Previous experience of using SAP

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Generous employee discounts

• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child

• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much 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 boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply, eligible roles only. 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, with you, we change for the better.

What's next

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.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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Business Area

Support Office

Function

Finance

Keywords

manager, finance manager, systems

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

52.927182,-1.183948

Is this a Global Brands req?

No

Airport

No

Should this appear on the No7 Beauty Company website?

Yes

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

12-Aug-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham