Senior Finance Manager - Wholesale

Morrisons; Bradford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Healthcare

Car allowance

Free parking

Family leave

Life assurance

MyPerks discounts

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking an experienced finance leader to head the Wholesale finance team on a 6-month fixed-term basis. You will own end-to-end P&L for all Wholesale channels, partner with senior leaders, and drive substantial change across the division.

You will lead forecasting, financial planning, and analysis, challenging profitability and advising on investments and partnerships to enable sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) required.
• Proven track record leading a finance team in a large, complex organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to translate financial insight into strategic action.
• Experience delivering end-to-end P&L ownership and significant business change.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial transformation projects across Morrisons' Wholesale division.
• Own end-to-end P&L for all Wholesale channels and drive profitability.
• Oversee FP&A, forecasting, and cost analysis for wholesale sales and operations.
• Provide robust financial challenge and strategic financial partnerships to senior leaders.
• Evaluate and steer strategic investment opportunities and partnerships.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Commercial thinking

Resilience & adaptability

Education

CIMA/ACA/ACCA

Job description

Term: 6 Month FTC

More about the role

This is a pivotal, high-profile role for a finance leader to drive significant change and growth within Morrisons' Wholesale division. You'll lead the wholesale finance team and have full end-to-end P&L responsibility for all Wholesale channels.

You’ll be a trusted strategic business partner to senior leaders, translating financial insights into actionable strategies that drive sustainable growth and profitability.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading Change & Development: You'll be the financial lead on key projects that are aimed in transforming the convenience and wholesale businesses.
• Driving Profitability & Strategic Insight: You'll lead financial planning, forecasting, and analysis for all wholesale sales channels and operational costs. You'll also provide robust financial analysis and challenge to optimise profitability. The role is key to helping the business achieve its budget.
• Optimising Strategic Investments: You'll lead the financial appraisal of multiple high-impact strategic investments, such as new store partnerships and technology platforms, ensuring their financial viability.

More about you

We need an experienced, proactive finance leader with a professional qualification such as CIMA, ACA, or ACCA. More importantly, we’re looking for someone who has a proven track record of leading a team and driving significant business change projects in a large, complex organisation.

You’ll also bring:

• Strong Leadership Skills: The ability to lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team and to build a common purpose across diverse teams.
• Exceptional Analytical Thinking: The capability to turn complex financial data into actionable insights and provide robust financial challenges.
• Stakeholder Management: The ability to build and maintain networks with senior stakeholders and influence senior leadership.
• Resilience & Adaptability: Experience delivering in a complex, fast-paced, and sometimes ambiguous environment.

More about our perks

In return for all your hard work, you will receive:

• 15% discount in store from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Annual bonus scheme
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Market leading pension scheme and life assurance
• Healthcare benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' giving you discount with over 850 retailers
• Free parking onsite
• Car Allowance
• Enhanced Family, Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Private Healthcare

Alive with activity, our modern Head Office is home to our corporate teams that make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, Morrisons Daily and a subsidised restaurant. We are within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - and we even have free parking!

At our Head Office you will expect to find supplier showcases, charity fundraising and celebrations all year round for the events that mean the most to our colleagues.

There’s more to our business as it’s fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve got lots of fresh opportunities for you to play our part in our success. We’d love to meet you!

At Morrisons, we’re proud to be building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We want every colleague to feel respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. Different voices, experiences and ways of thinking help us grow and improve and that’s good for our customers too.
We’re always looking for people from all walks of life to join us and bring their talents to our team. Together, we can build a workplace where everyone has the chance to thrive, make a difference and belong.