Finance Director - Parcels & Consumer

Finance Director – Parcels & Consumer

Job reference: 335952

Compensation: Competitive salary plus car allowance, family healthcare, 35% annual bonus potential, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.

Employment type: Permanent, Full time.

Location: Farringdon, London - Hybrid with regular presence of approx. 2-3 days required in the office.

Reports to: Commercial Finance Director.

We are seeking an exceptional Finance Director - Parcels & Consumer to shape the long term financial strategy, commercial direction and performance of one of our most exciting and fast growing divisions. This is a pivotal leadership role with full end to end oversight of a multi billon revenue business operating in a highly dynamic and competitive market.

You will play a central role in driving transformation, accelerating growth and enabling the business to make bold, insight led decisions. As a trusted strategic partner to senior leadership, you will influence the agenda, challenge thinking, and ensure the business is positioned to deliver both short term performance and long term value. You will also lead and develop a talented team of two Finance Business Partners, fostering a culture of high performance and commercial excellence.

• Shape and influence business strategy, ensuring alignment to long term growth ambitions and robust KPIs
• Lead the Annual Business Plan (ABP) and forecasting cycles, driving high quality assumptions, clear scenario planning and visibility of risks and opportunities
• Partner closely with Managing Directors and leadership teams to embed strong performance management and enable informed commercial decision making
• Drive transformational change, including line of business P&L, and bringing sharp commercial insight and financial challenge to accelerate decision making and optimise ROI
• Introduce forward looking reporting and analysis, enabling true data driven leadership
• Support monthly and quarterly performance reviews, presenting clear, actionable options to enhance profitability, margin and revenue
• Champion continuous improvement, modernising processes and supporting standardisation across finance
• Lead, mentor and develop Finance Business Partners, role modelling best practice business partnering
• Act as a key deputy to the Commercial Finance Director, contributing to the broader strategic agenda

• MBA qualified and/or a professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Experienced in commercial finance within competitive, fast growing markets
• Strong in private equity style environments, able to manage multiple senior stakeholders
• A credible, influential communicator with the confidence to challenge and shape decisions
• Proven in leading finance business partnering teams within matrix organisations
• Commercially sharp, with experience delivering growth strategies and measurable value
• Agile, solution focused and energised by driving change at pace
• Technically strong across governance, controls, audit, ethics and risk management
• Highly proficient with finance systems, Microsoft tools and ERP platforms
• Experienced as a Finance Director in Retail, FMCG, fast fashion or parcels (desirable)

• MBA and/or recognised accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

This is a standout opportunity to influence the future direction of one of the UK's most recognisable businesses at a critical moment of growth and transformation. If you are a forward thinking, commercially minded finance leader who thrives in a fast moving environment, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave.

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