Senior Finance Manager, Stores, Format & Property

Senior Finance Manager, Stores, Format & Property

Overview

Home. There's no place like it. And there's no feeling like helping people create the joy of feeling truly at home.

At Dunelm, that's what we do.

We are the UK's Number One homewares retailer offering over 80,000 products building a consumer-focused total retail business that delights customers through our multichannel operation.

We are ambitious in our plans to drive further expansion of the business to more customers, shopping more frequently, with more choice, enhanced digital and physical services, and new capabilities to innovate and operate at pace in a fast-changing landscape. In developing the business for the long-term benefit of our customers, we are investing in our supply chain, stores and technology to improve the customer proposition as we move forward.

The Business Finance Team partners with the functions across Dunelm, to:

1. Produce timely and accurate weekly and monthly reports and insight to inform trading and operational control and decision making
2. Set targets (in conjunction with business) and provide independent view of forecasts and trends
3. Hold business to account to deliver to targets and manage risks and opportunities
4. Support and challenge tactical and strategic decision making, including financial appraisal (and post investment appraisal)
5. Agitate for improving profitability and return on investment, and for best use of our resources

More information about the Stores, Format & Property teams which this role supports:

1. c.190 UK stores, with plans to continue to open new stores, including different formats and new locations
2. Manage a programme of renewals across the estate, including refresh of format and trials
3. c.10,000 store colleagues, serving customers through in-store purchases, Click & Collect and in-store tablet selling

1. Financial partnering on and appraisal of store location, format and renewal opportunities, including robust challenge, strong grasp of financial appraisal metrics across a portfolio of opportunities, presentation to Exec and Board, and post-investment appraisal
2. Finance leadership on other large change programmes within Stores, for example the roll-out of self-check-out
3. Support and challenge to the Stores team with weekly trading and operations, including partnering on store labour costs, one of our largest costs in Dunelm
4. Control of Property and Store costs, including understanding and influencing on store level profitability, and identification of trends and opportunities to generate future improvement projects.

1. Proven line management experience, delivering through others, prioritising workload, and coaching and developing
2. Commercially minded, with a genuine drive to make a difference and support Dunelm to achieve its growth and profitability targets
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to condense complex information into clear messages to gain understanding and buy-in
4. A good relationship builder building trust with key stakeholders and able to influence
5. Finance qualified, with broad finance experience and knowledge, able to represent the whole finance function with stakeholders
6. Equally comfortable in the high level and directional as the detailed and accurate and able to flex approach based on the circumstances
7. Comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities and able to lead a team through continuous re-prioritisation to ensure the best value outcomes are delivered

1. Communicating - Making the complex easy to understand, influencing and engaging others to achieve support for decisions and actions
2. Curiosity - A desire to truly understand the business operations and to question why things are done the way they are. Always probing beyond the first answer.
3. Adapting - Having the courage to change direction to achieve outcomes. Creating a safe environment for the team to experiment and learn.
4. Thinking Big - Using internal and external networks and knowledge to suggest and influence change
5. Challenging - Being the voice of constructive dissent to help reach better outcomes; shape opinions and challenge thinking

D&I statement

Dunelm is committed to becoming a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers and locations. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, ability, gender or sexual identity, socio-economic background or education. We are committed to making Dunelm a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Work your way

We want our colleagues to feel at home wherever they work, so that they are comfortable and can be their best selves. In addition, we want everyone to feel connected to the business, our strategy and the teams they work with.

Where hybrid working is applicable, colleagues need to strike the right balance to fulfil both of these important factors. You will find the right mix of being at home, in the office & out in the business, bearing in mind business needs, job role and level of responsibility.

Wellbeing is more than just a buzzword here

From our Wellbeing Buddies and Mental Health First Aid training to our progressive parental leave, menopause policies and Colleague Support Fund, we're committed to supporting our colleagues in every area - and at every stage - of their lives. Through our partnership with the Retail Trust, everyone at Dunelm has free access to a 24/7 Virtual GP, as well as therapy and counselling, plus information, guidance and advice in all areas of financial, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Taking opportunities

Meet Amanda, our Chief Stores and People Director, who shares how she feels empowered to take opportunities every day, why Dunelm is her happy place, and why it's a really exciting time to join us.

Of course, you should never judge a business by its tech stack. But take a peek at the range of technologies our engineers and developers are currently playing with.

At Dunelm, we love every aspect of the design process. We're continually researching new developments in packaging, materials and production methods, tapping into new data insights and keeping track of changing lifestyle trends. We're hugely collaborative in the way we work. Together, the teams here have a direct impact on our success, creating amazing products that drive sales and delight our customers, as well as providing direction for our wide and varied range of brands.

Where you'll be working

Here is where you'll be based, whether that's an office, or store or one of our sites.

Watermead Business Park, Pontylue Way, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 1AD