Role: Stock Operations Manager Department: Finance
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Hybrid Working (3 days per week office based)
For over 30 years, we’ve travelled, we’ve laughed, we’ve grown. Crafting clothes for life’s everyday adventures. Trusted Quality. Equality and inclusion isn’t an aspiration but the standard. We promote and drive equality within our workforce to ignite an inclusive foundation for us all to build from and truly connect with our customers, colleagues, and communities alike. The Stock Finance and Operations Manager is accountable for the accuracy, existence and completeness of the FatFace stock file – both units and cost valuation. They will monitor and report on the company’s inventory. To be successful, the Stock Finance and Operations Manager is a reliable professional with excellent record-keeping abilities, great attention to detail and a drive for continuous improvement.
Devise ways to establish and ensure continuous improvement and efficiencies within the reconciliation of stock
• Develop and implement inventory control procedures to ensure stock accuracy, spanning from the posting of journals to assisting with supporting documentation for the external audit
• Own the accounting for stock financial entries, including ability to be able to take a detailed level of understanding on financial entries and display this into appropriate summary level for presentation to senior management
• Develop and implement new stock processes including a reconciliation between NEXT and FatFace and processing stock adjustments
• Build reporting requirements and work with data team to create power bi reports where necessary
• Strong understanding of warehouse operations and supply chain logistics.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to enable diligent reviews of financial entries and stock records to maintain high standards of precision
• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data and to compile detailed reports
• Maintains the integrity of the stock file through rigorous reconciliation and control processes.
• Reviews and validates data meticulously to ensure the existence, completeness, and accuracy of all stock records.
Financial & Analytical Acumen
• Possesses a strong understanding of financial principles, with the ability to analyse stock-related accounting entries and ensure alignment with accounting standards.
• Interprets large data sets, turning complex data into actionable insight using tools such as Excel and Power BI.
• Identifies trends, risks, and anomalies in stock movements and valuation.
Clearly articulates financial findings, presenting them in a meaningful way to stakeholders including senior management and external auditors.
• Drives efficiency and accuracy in stock control by designing, implementing, and evolving robust financial and operational processes.
• Proactively identifies gaps and introduces solutions to improve reconciliation, audit readiness, and inventory reporting.
• Seeks out innovation and simplification in ways of working to reduce manual intervention and increase automation where appropriate.
Builds and maintains productive relationships across Finance, Logistics, Supply Chain, IT, and external partners.
• Effectively manages conflicting priorities and negotiates solutions to deliver business objectives.
Provides clear direction, constructive feedback, and coaching to support team success.
• Sets and upholds high standards for teamwork, delivery, and integrity.
Applies sound judgement in high-pressure scenarios, ensuring decisions are backed by data and align with financial compliance.
Audit & Compliance Readiness
• Ensures all stock-related financial entries are audit-ready, supported by clear documentation and compliant with relevant accounting standards.
• Champions a strong control environment, minimising risk through preventive and detective controls.
• Comfortable navigating financial systems and collaborating with data teams to build or enhance inventory reports and dashboards.
• Supports systems enhancements and ensures reconciliation tools and reports meet operational and audit needs.
• Strategic Thinking & Commercial Awareness
• Connects operational stock processes with commercial impact, providing insights that inform business decisions.
• Aligns inventory control and reporting with business goals, ensuring stock is optimally managed from both a financial and operational lens.
• Plans for future needs, anticipating challenges and preparing processes that scale with business growth.
o Finance Department
o All areas of the business
o NEXT Logistics team
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
~ Perkbox our online platform to use from day one (this includes amazing online discounts, home workouts, wellbeing content, popular brand discounts e.t.c)
~ Dental Insurance (employee funded)
~ Pension scheme
~ EAP support around the clock- UNUM/Retail Trust/ Fashion Textiles Support
~ Sick pay allowances
~ O2 phone discount
~ Sabbatical leave in line with service
~ Enhanced Family Friendly policies i.e. Maternity Leave
~ Refer a friend scheme