Join our fast-paced and people-focused Finance team, a core function that co-pilots the business to deliver outstanding value for customers, colleagues, and shareholders. Our team plays a central role in everything we do at Tesco, while nurturing talent and crafting pathways for growth – and, most importantly, we know how to have fun along the way.
About the role
We are actively recruiting for our Business Partnering and FP&A teams. In Business Partnering roles, you’ll provide insights, challenge decisions, and offer strategic support to key areas such as Product, Customer, and Channels. Your financial and commercial expertise will help shape the business, drive value opportunities, and influence decisions. As a Lead FP&A Manager, you’ll work across key areas such as Customer, Property, Technology, Procurement, Telecoms, and Trade Analysis, ensuring accurate performance reporting, coordinating our management accounts and leading on strategic planning and budgeting.
What it's like to work in our Finance team
* Sociable: team days, sports tournaments, book clubs, cooking competitions, and more.
* People & development-focused: leadership commits to growth with regular conversations.
* Driven, collaborative & ambitious: continuous improvement and ample progression opportunities.
* Supportive: a buddy and mentor upon joining.
Responsibilities
Business Partner:
* Provide relevant insights on the performance of key projects to leadership teams in Product, Customer, or Channels.
* Collaborate with leadership teams to challenge and influence strategic projects for their function.
* Manage forecasts and project results, ensuring alignment with broader business goals.
* Offer financial expertise to constructively challenge business initiatives and recommend improvements.
* Proactively identify risks and propose solutions to mitigate potential issues.Support decision‑making processes to close performance gaps and drive value.
* Lead performance review meetings, working closely with both business and global support function teams.
* Review, adjust and communicate strategic and operational plans to relevant commercial and operational teams.
* Champion initiatives that drive efficiency and foster a cost‑conscious culture.
FP&A:
* Stand over monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and providing insightful commentary.
* Coordinate the annual strategic planning and budgeting processes.
* Support the Finance Director and senior leaders with ad‑hoc projects and transformation initiatives.
* Maximise the potential of global support functions and contribute to their development.
Qualifications
* Accountancy qualification – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
* Proven experience driving strategic priorities in large, fast‑paced organisations.
* Experience collaborating with senior colleagues across functions.
* Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills.
* Experience in planning and budgeting.
* Retail industry experience is preferred, especially related to Property, Technology or Marketing.
Benefits
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
* Holiday: 25 days plus a personal day (plus bank holidays).
* Private medical insurance.
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay; 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family.
About Us
Tesco is a global retail, technology, and telecommunications leader, dedicated to helping customers, colleagues and communities around the world. We champion a balanced approach to work, supporting flexible, part‑time and remote arrangements as needed.
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