Finance Manager, Property

Costa Coffee; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share Investment Plan (SIP)

Annual discretionary bonus

Private healthcare

Costa Financial Support Fund

50% discount in Costa stores

Job summary

Costa Coffee is seeking a Finance Manager, Property, to shape investment in our store estate and partner with Property, Construction and Proposition leaders. You’ll translate complex financial information into clear recommendations that support informed decision-making across the UK & Ireland.

You’ll build business cases, monitor capital expenditure, and lead planning, governance and reporting. Our flexible working blends home and in-person collaboration as we move into a new Costa home in St

Qualifications

• Newly qualified accountant with up to 1 year post-qualification experience and strong commercial mindset.
• Ability to build financial models and analyse data to inform decisions.
• Credible communicator who can influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting multi-site retail or hospitality environments.
• Highly organized with advanced Excel skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Property, Construction and Proposition leaders to provide financial insight for store investments.
• Build and evaluate business cases to ensure initiatives deliver strong returns.
• Monitor capital investment programmes and recommend improvements.
• Lead financial planning, reporting and governance for significant capex.
• Translate financial data into clear insights for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Financial modelling

Commercial mindset

Stakeholder influence

Excel skills

Capital expenditure

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered.

Join our UK&I Finance team as Finance Manager, Property and play a key role in shaping Costa Coffee’s investment in its store estate. As a trusted finance business partner, you’ll work closely with senior Property, Construction and Proposition leaders to provide commercial insight, robust financial appraisals and performance analysis across our store refresh and proposition programmes. You’ll help ensure investments deliver strong returns, maintain effective control of capital expenditure and translate complex financial information into clear recommendations that support informed decision-making across our UK&I business.

Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities and help your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as a Finance Manager, there’s never been a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• An annual discretionary bonus scheme, based on business results and individual contribution.
• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
• And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks

We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you’ll do:

Being a Finance Manager is about so much more than bringing great coffee to our customers. It’s your chance to fuel smart investment, shape strategic decisions and help drive the growth of one of the UK’s most loved coffee brands, which means you’ll be:

• Partner with Property, Construction and Proposition leaders to provide financial insight that supports strategic investment decisions across Costa’s store estate.
• Build and evaluate business cases, ensuring refresh and proposition initiatives deliver strong commercial returns and meet financial targets.
• Monitor and analyse the performance of capital investment programmes, providing actionable recommendations to maximise value and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead financial planning, reporting and governance for significant capital expenditure, ensuring robust control and effective management of investment spend.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, compelling insights that influence senior stakeholders and support business growth across the UK & Ireland.

Who you are:

It’s your unique ingredients we’re interested in:

• A newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with up to 1 year post-qualification experience and a strong commercial mindset.
• Proven ability to build financial models, analyse complex data and turn insights into clear business recommendations.
• Confident communicator with the credibility to influence and challenge senior stakeholders across the business.
• Experience supporting multi-site operational, retail or hospitality environments, with a strong understanding of business performance drivers.
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with excellent Excel skills and a passion for delivering high-quality commercial finance support.

Where you’ll work:

Right now, our Support Centre teams work flexibly, blending home working with in-person time whenever it matters most – whether that’s a team moment, a creative session, or simply coming together to share ideas.

We’re excited to be moving into a new home for our brand in St Albans in January 2027 – an inspiring space from which our Support Centre teams will work three days a week to connect and collaborate in-person to bring our bold ambition to life.

For any reasonable adjustments and general queries, please get in touch with the recruitment team.