Finance Manager - Cost Transformation

DPD UK; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading delivery company in the UK is seeking a qualified accountant to identify cost savings and manage transformation initiatives. You will present findings to the Senior Leadership Team, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities. The ideal candidate will be a graduate with strong analytical abilities and experience in financial reporting. This role offers competitive benefits, including a salary of £57,925.14 plus bonuses and flexible working options.

Benefits

Holiday trading

Enhanced maternity and paternity package

Free life assurance of 4 x salary

Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers

Milestone Days off

Free eye tests and glasses support

Qualifications

• Demonstrated sound financial and commercial judgement.
• Experience in a fast-paced work environment with career progression.
• Desire to identify areas of improvement in reporting and controls.

Responsibilities

• Identify cost savings and commercial opportunities.
• Manage transformation initiatives with deadlines.
• Present findings to the Senior Leadership Team.

Skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Analytical and technical problem solving

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Experience of transformation methodologies

SQL knowledge

Education

Graduate calibre, qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Company Description

Contract Type: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per Week

• Salary: £57,925.14 plus Bonus and the option of a company car or the cash alternative
• Location: Roebuck Ln, Smethwick B66 1BY
• Days of Work: Monday to Friday
• Hours of Work: 09:00 AM - 17:30 PM

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service.

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.

Job Description

Purpose of Position

The continually increasing growth, size and complexity of the business presents a fantastic opportunity for the company to review its operations and processes to identify profitability improvement opportunities and support the organisation's ambitious growth targets.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Identifying cost savings and commercial opportunities
• Challenging existing norms to drive improvements
• Presentations to the Senior Leadership Team
• Cultivating relationships across the business and outside of Finance
• Seeing initiatives through to completion including financial modelling, process mapping, systems review and ROI capture
• Identifying process improvements where necessary
• Implementing control measures in agreement with affected stakeholders
• Partnering on integration projects and assisting in due diligence work
• Manage a transformation runway ensuring each initiative is given due care and deadlines are met

What We’re Looking For

Excellent communication and presentation skills, self‑assurance, resilience and the ability to build strong rapport with stakeholders. A desire to identify areas of improvements such as management reporting, financial controls and performance. The individual will be able to manage multiple priorities with autonomy with experience of transformation methodologies. A detail driven, highly observational, analytical and technical problem solving skill set is important. Being able to present information in a clear and insightful way is key for this role. Willingness to work with flexibility, including night shifts and travel to various sites where appropriate.

Candidates should have experience of working in a fast moving, challenging work environment with a track‑record of career progression.

Qualifications

About You

The successful candidate will be a graduate calibre, qualified accountant who can demonstrate sound financial and commercial judgement with experience of lean methodologies desirable.

Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint is a must with SQL knowledge being beneficial.

Additional Information

About our Benefits

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Health Kiosks visiting every location
• Vitality at Work
• Free On Site Parking
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today