Finance Manager - Modernising The Property Portfolio (Mpp)

BOOTS; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in London is seeking a Finance Manager for a permanent position. The role involves leading the Commercial Capital Programs and requires a qualified accountant with excellent communication and analytical skills. The candidate should have experience in finance management and the ability to influence change within the organization.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 counselling and support service

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong communication skills.
• Experience as a Finance Manager required.
• Ability to influence and drive change across departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end process for Commercial Capital Programs.
• Serve as the key finance contact for MPP modelling.
• Provide independent critical thinking and guidance.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Relationship-building skills

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

Finance Manager - Property Portfolio. Permanent
Nottingham. 24-month secondment opportunity for a Finance Manager - Modernising the Property Portfolio (MPP) to join the Commercial Finance Team. The role reports directly to the Head of Finance - Beauty with a dotted line to the Head of Finance - Property.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end process for Modernising the Property Portfolio (MPP) Commercial Capital Programs, from business case creation to completing the Financials within the Group Capital Investment models and Capital Investment Papers, incorporating both Growth and Maintenance elements of spend.
• Serve as the key finance contact for the end-to-end MPP modelling, coordinating with Finance and Non-Finance partners, and ensuring alignment on timelines and milestones, including regular MPP Project Planning Analysis (CPA) calls.
• Provide independent and critical thinking, guiding agendas across departments, reviewing multiple scenarios, and supporting the business with reasoned recommendations.
• Coordinate all MPP Commercial Capital initiatives (including non-Beauty specific).
• Lead the Commercial Initiative 3YP / Budget processes, working with the wider Commercial Finance team to ensure all requests are captured.
• Lead both an MPP initiative tracking process and input into the Monthly Programme reporting process.
• Produce standardised templates and processes for all MPP initiatives, developing detailed knowledge of different paper types and capital expenditure policies and procedures.
• Influence the business to ensure governance and adherence to the control environment.

What you’ll need to have

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to inspire, effect change and drive successful processes and performance
• Strategic thinking and analytical skills, understanding the bigger picture while maintaining strong attention to detail
• Experience as a Finance Manager

Desirable experience

These are desirable experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don’t match this additional criteria: Experience of Capital Investments, modelling and scenario planning.

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.