Vacancy NameFinance Business Partner - Ocado.com (Finance Manager)Vacancy NoVN378Job TypePermanentLocationHatfieldJob Details
We’re Ocado Retail. We’re the people powering Ocado.com, the world’s largest online grocer, and Zoom by Ocado, our almost-as-fast-growing, same-day grocery service. As the world’s biggest and best online-only grocer, we work tirelessly to bring more of what matters to our customers: unbeatable range, fair value, and effortless convenience.
We’re an exceptional and mighty bunch of colleagues who are inspired by our three awesome values: Always be curious, Bring your best self, and Challenge what's possible .
We have ambitious plans and vision to never-stop making our customers' lives better, by delivering the supermarket of today, tomorrow.
Role Profile
Reporting to our Head of Commercial Finance, you will be the trusted Business Partner to one of our Buying Directors for a Grocery Category team and help support them grow through commercial insight.
Key Responsibilities
1. Be the trusted business partner for one of our Grocery category teams (we have 6 teams), supporting the Buying Director and Senior Buyers in the team
2. Proactively advise with price, promotion and buying decisions on a daily basis, and be the finance expert for the category
3. Provide regular, robust and insightful reporting around trade performance, understanding mix vs rate analysis and how the various brands are driving performance
4. Ensure trade decisions are actioned from the data to improve performance
5. Working with our data insight colleagues, cut through the data to enable better & faster commercial decision making, ensuring we provide our customers with the most comprehensive and compelling ranges
6. Support in annual business plans with suppliers to negotiate the best deal for Ocado, then monitor performance against agreed targets throughout the year, advising on course corrections if required
7. Own the forecasting process for your category, making forecasting accuracy improvements and enabling key trade drivers to be understood
8. Work closely with your peers within the Commercial Finance team to standardise processes across categories and share analysis or best practice
9. Lead and develop more junior members of the wider commercial finance team
Skills & Experience Required
10. Qualified accountant – 3 + years post qualified, with Strong academics
11. Strong communication and influencing skills
12. Strong Excel skills
13. Highly numerate and analytical with a keen eye for detail that is deadline focused and goal oriented
14. Enthusiastic to learn
15. Commercial finance experience
16. Experience of grocery retail/FMCG is desirable but not essential
Personal Characteristics
17. Excellent communication skills and able to build relationships with key stakeholders, both internal & external to the business
18. An organized individual that is able to function in a team environment
19. An adaptable and responsive person that is open to change and suggestions
20. Prepared to go the extra mile and ensure that the job is well done and not just completed
21. Dedicated to detail, quality and accuracy
22. Highly numerate and analytical with a keen eye for detail that is deadline focused and goal oriented
23. Methodical, organised and responds quickly to change, whilst demonstrating a proactive approach
24. Forges effective relationships across teams and external advisors easily
25. Enthusiastic to learn
What We Offer You
We want our colleagues to feel supported and secure here at Ocado Retail, which is why we have a great range of useful benefits for them to scoop up - and they’re now available to easily learn about using our new platform ‘Pick ‘n’ Mix’. Our flexible benefits range from tasty lifestyle discounts to trusty private medical insurance.
These benefits can also be customised so you can pick and choose to best suit your lifestyle.
Core Rewards
26. Annual bonus scheme - maximum opportunity dependent on the role
27. 26 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
28. Up to 7% matched pension contributions (e.g. 7% from you, 7% from us)
29. 50% income protection
30. 4x salary life insurance
31. 15% Ocado.com discount
32. 20% Marks and Spencer discount
33. Company-paid private medical insurance for colleagues with the opportunity to add partners/children at corporate rates and Digital GP service
34. Hybrid Working (2-3 days a week connecting, collaborating, and learning together with our colleagues)
Health & Wellbeing
35. Private Medical Insurance
36. Critical Illness
37. DigiCare+
38. Healthcare Cashplan
39. Health Assessment
40. Dental Insurance
41. Eyecare Vouchers
42. Digital GP
43. Mental Health
Flexible Benefits
44. Tax-efficient electric vehicle leasing scheme
45. Access to a retail discount platform, providing discounts and cashback
On-site at Apollo
46. Free onsite parking and free shuttle service from Hatfield station
47. Regular socials, including Town Halls and Mixers & our ORL Summer Party
48. ‘The Fig’ (serving breakfast, snacks, and lunch), coffee cart, as well as small kitchens (with unlimited refreshments and fresh fruit available every day) and vending machines on each floor.
49. As part of our inclusive nature, help make change within the business and join any of our Networks
Travel to Apollo
We have free onsite parking at Apollo Court, as well as a free shuttle bus service that runs frequently from Hatfield Station - just remember to tell the driver ‘Apollo Court’ as the shuttle also drops at Ocado Groups Head Office!
Driving: Apollo Court, 2 Bishop Square, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9NE
Train : Hatfield station is accessible from mainline routes from London Kings Cross, London St Pancras, or Moorgate.
A little bit more about us
Our business is a joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S. It’s a successful combination of award-winning customer service and unrivaled customer data; world-leading technology and logistics from Ocado Group, and unrivaled product development from M&S.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Ocado Retail Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employers are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status
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