Head of Finance, O&S Sourcing

Kingfisher plc; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher plc is seeking a Head of Finance for their Offer & Sourcing operations in London. This role involves leading a finance team, delivering commercial insights, and ensuring financial controls within a multinational environment. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong leadership and strategic partnering skills, ready to shape the future of home improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills and ability to work across cultural boundaries.
• Solid technical accounting expertise.
• Experience navigating matrix organizational structures.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the O&S Sourcing Finance team.
• Delivering insightful commercial reporting.
• Ensuring accurate and timely management and statutory reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic business partnering

Planning and forecasting

Building trusted relationships

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Job description

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama, and Koctas - to life. We’re big, but we aim to become even bigger and better. Our goal is to be the leading home improvement company and to grow the largest community of home improvers worldwide. That’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious or philosophical beliefs, political opinions, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

We offer flexible and agile working arrangements, including a blend of remote and office work at our locations in London, Southampton, and Yeovil. Talk to us about how we can best support your needs!

This is an exciting opportunity to leverage your finance experience in a highly commercial environment within our Offer & Sourcing operations. It’s a fantastic chance to lead an international finance team in a multinational PLC retailer!

The Head of Finance, O&S Sourcing, is responsible for leading the O&S Sourcing Finance teams, ensuring the delivery of all commercial finance, accounting, reporting, and financial control requirements across the organization.

The outputs from this role will support decision-making across various stakeholders, including the Sourcing Board, O&S Board, Banners, and Group Finance Teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing the O&S Sourcing Finance team, fostering high engagement
• Building strong cross-functional relationships, including with the Sourcing Board
• Delivering insightful commercial reporting, highlighting performance drivers and risks/opportunities
• Ensuring accurate and timely management and statutory reporting
• Upholding strong financial controls and governance
• Monitoring financial risks and implementing mitigation strategies
• Championing continuous improvement and contributing to finance and sourcing initiatives

Minimum requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Proven leadership skills and ability to work effectively across cultural and language boundaries
• Solid technical accounting expertise
• Experience in strategic business partnering
• Skilled in planning and forecasting within complex environments
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence decisions confidently
• Experience navigating matrix organizational structures

We value diverse perspectives and encourage applications from all qualified individuals, even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement!