Finance Manager - Distribution Rail and Third Party

Retail Human Resources plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major retail company in the UK seeks a financial strategist to lead financial management across rail and transport operations. This role involves managing third-party relationships, delivering insights for decision-making, and overseeing budgeting processes. The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a professional accountancy qualification, and experience in change management. A competitive benefits package is included.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

Maternity and adoption leave

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Proven financial analysis experience.
• Ability to engage and challenge finance and non-finance senior stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to drive operational outcomes.
• Manage commercial relationships with third-party operations.
• Deliver data-driven insights for commercial decisions.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Collaborate with international teams for knowledge sharing.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Peer-to-peer leadership

Change management

Excel proficiency

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Overview

Lead financial strategy and business partnering across our Rail network and Third-Party Secondary Transport operations. You\'ll work with Transport Managers and senior leaders to drive in-year performance and shape long-term plans under our Save to Invest framework. With nine daily trains from London to Scotland and ambitions to expand, plus ten Third-Party sites with upcoming retenders, this role is key to improving efficiency and sustainability. You\'ll build robust business cases to optimize the Rail network, reduce carbon footprint, and influence decisions that deliver operational excellence and strategic impact.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Rail and Regional Transport Manager, providing additional support to the Transport Director to drive operational and strategic outcomes.
• Manage commercial relationships with third-party transport operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and contractual obligations.
• Deliver data-driven insights to guide commercial decisions throughout the tender process, working collaboratively with Procurement and Operations teams.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting processes, maintaining integrity across the P&L and providing performance analysis, with regular presentations at weekly and periodic finance reviews to the Transport Director and UK Distribution Director.
• Foster collaboration with the Bengaluru team, building strong relationships that enable knowledge sharing and continuous improvement in reporting and support processes.
• Provide financial expertise to business teams for end-to-end planning, including investment committee papers and Save to Invest initiatives.
• Enhance KPI analysis tools, simplifying and improving reporting to support informed decision-making.

You will need

Essential

• Ability to proactively engage and challenge both finance and non-finance senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to see both detail and the bigger picture
• Peer-to-peer leadership: building relationships and providing constructive challenge to drive the best outcomes
• Experienced in change management
• Highly numerate with strong problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Excel

Desirable

• Proven financial analysis experience
• Professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

What\'s in it for you

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years\' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer\'s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is \'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day\'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We\'re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We\'re a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

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