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inploi; Croydon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Staff discount codes

30% discount on products

Hybrid working 2 days from home

Company pension matching and bonus

Learning and development programmes

Group with Savers / The Perfume Shop

A.S. Watson Group

Job summary

Superdrug Head Office in Croydon is recruiting for a senior finance role within Commercial Finance. The primary deliverable is to provide and analyse financial information to generate insight and recommendations that support value‑added decision‑making, partnering closely with Trading, Merchandising and Supply Chain teams to drive performance and ensure robust financial control.

The role includes responsibility for a direct report, with coaching and mentoring responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance experience, CIMA/ACCA/ACA preferred.
• Strong commercial finance experience, ideally within retail.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Being the finance owner of all elements of stock, partnering with the business to provide financial analysis, insight and support.
• Own and manage all financial processes and controls relevant to Stock, including month end accounting and supporting KPIs, and present updates to senior stakeholders.
• Oversee the production and delivery of weekly and monthly reports including KPIs and performance commentary.
• Support Cosmetics & Fragrance Trading teams in understanding sales and margin performance and achieving supplier income and promotional retros targets.
• Lead financial support for strategic trading projects and tenders with robust modelling and analysis.
• Lead the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes for stock and relevant trading areas.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance reporting, controls and efficiency.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and support to the wider Finance function and leadership teams.
• Manage, coach and develop a Finance Analyst.

Job description

Join Superdrug Head Office - Make a Real Difference Every Day!

Location: Croydon

Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm – Hybrid working available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station.

Salary: Competitive

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend‑setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station, is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver that Superdrug feeling.

What the role looks like

This is a high‑profile senior role within the Commercial Finance team. The primary deliverable is to provide and analyse financial information to generate insight and recommendations that support value‑added decision‑making, partnering closely with the Trading, Merchandising and Supply Chain teams to drive performance, support strategic initiatives, and ensure robust financial control. The job holder will demonstrate strong commercial acumen, excellent reporting capability and confident use of financial systems. The role includes responsibility for a direct report, so the successful candidate must be capable of coaching and mentoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Being the finance owner of all elements of company stock, business partnering with the business to provide financial analysis, insight and support. This includes analysis of stock targets and optimum levels, slow‑moving stock, and maintenance of the stock provision calculation
• Owning and managing all the financial processes and controls relevant to Stock, including month end accounting and supporting KPIs as well as providing and presenting financial updates to senior stakeholders
• Overseeing the production and delivery of weekly and monthly reports including KPIs and performance commentary
• Supporting the Cosmetics & Fragrance Trading teams enabling understanding of sales and margin performance, and helping the company to achieve Supplier Income and promotional retros targets
• Leading financial support for strategic trading projects and tenders with robust financial modelling and analysis
• Leading the annual budget and quarterly forecast processes for stock and relevant trading areas
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance reporting, controls and efficiency
• Providing ad‑hoc analysis and support to the wider Finance function and leadership teams
• Managing, coaching and developing a Finance Analyst

Job Fit

• Can convert financial performance into compelling commercial narratives tailored for senior stakeholders
• Able to identify issues and use initiative to bring structure and clarity to complex, ambiguous financial problems
• Build strong, influential relationships and act as a trusted advisor
• Enjoy working cross‑functionally across trading, merchandising and supply chain teams
• Enjoy challenging assumptions and driving continuous improvement
• Are proactive and comfortable working at pace in a dynamic retail environment with strong organisational skills and can meet tight deadlines
• Can combine strong analytical capability with sound commercial judgement dealing with large volumes of data with a high level of accuracy
• Are confident coaching and mentoring others, providing clear feedback and supporting development

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years of finance experience, CIMA/ACCA/ACA preferred
• Strong commercial finance experience, ideally within retail
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across multiple functions

Benefits

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Hybrid working patterns available depending on role responsibilities with 2 days working from home and 3 days in our stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• We offer Stream – a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Being part of more! We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets!
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support
• Come and be part of something special!

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