Finance Manager - EMEA Supply Chain

RS Group plc; Corby; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Finance Manager to enhance its EMEA Supply Chain function. This pivotal role involves acting as a finance business partner, providing strategic insights, and leading financial planning and analysis. You will collaborate with key stakeholders to drive performance and champion best practices in financial reporting. With a focus on commercial growth, you will translate complex data into actionable insights. Join a dynamic team dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on the organization and its mission to support industrial customers globally.

Benefits

Annual Performance Bonus

Private Healthcare

Generous Holiday

Support for Ongoing Health Conditions

Support for Neurodiverse Colleagues

Support for Women at Different Life Stages

Enhanced Coverage for Trans Colleagues

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with a degree in finance or related field.
• Experience in finance business partnering within large organisations.

Responsibilities

• Act as finance business partner for Supply Chain, providing strategic insights.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, and re-forecasting aligned with business objectives.

Skills

Financial Modelling

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Commercial Mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

One-Stream

PowerBI

Excel

SAP

Job description

Location: This role is offered on a permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of remote work and work from our London or Corby Office.

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our Finance function. This role will bring critical commercial finance skills to the EMEA Supply Chain function, providing insights on performance, development, and monitoring of strategic plans and initiatives.

What You Will Be Doing

1. Act as a finance business partner for the Supply Chain function, providing decision support and strategic insights.
2. Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to drive financial and operational performance.
3. Lead financial planning, budgeting, and re-forecasting, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
4. Provide financial analysis and reporting to support supply chain decision-making and investment prioritisation.
5. Oversee financial management of supply chain projects and programmes, including distribution centres.
6. Champion best practices, continuous improvement, and the effective use of technology in financial reporting.

About You

1. Qualified ACA/ ACCA/ CIMA (or equivalent), ideally with a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.
2. Experience in a finance business partnering role within a large organisation.
3. Strong financial modelling, analysis, and forecasting skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights and recommendations.
4. Commercial mindset with a focus on driving profitable growth.
5. Proficiency in financial software and tools (e.g., One-Stream, PowerBI, Excel, SAP).

The Extras You’ll Get

At RS, alongside usual employee benefits, including an annual performance bonus, private healthcare, and generous holiday, we have introduced several new Family Friendly Policies in the UK, such as:

• Support for ongoing health conditions like diabetes or asthma, with £500 annually for monitoring and consultation.
• Support for neurodiverse colleagues and families, including needs assessment, diagnosis, and post-diagnostic support for autism spectrum, ADHD, and Tourette’s syndrome.
• Support for women at different life stages, from fertility support to diagnosis and monitoring of endometriosis and menopause.
• Enhanced coverage for trans colleagues, including voice coaching, facial surgery, and gender confirmation surgery.

We Are RS Group

RS is a global solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers, with operations in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. We support our markets through global supply chain, corporate functions, marketing, and product & supplier management teams.

Our market is large, fragmented, and largely offline, with over 2,500 supplier brands, 500,000 products, and 61% of our sales being digital.

We are committed to Making Amazing Happen for a better world. Our vision is to be the first choice for customers, suppliers, our people, and communities.

RS is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We value diversity and aim to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

Are you ready to explore the possibilities?