Job Overview Are you ready to play a key role in delivering large-scale business change? We are seeking a Head of Finance - Business Transformation to join our Finance team at Boots in Nottingham. This is a high-impact role at the heart of strategic transformation programmes, providing financial leadership, governance, and insight to ensure successful delivery of change initiatives across the business. Responsibilities
Act as the strategic finance partner to Programme Directors and transformation teams, shaping the financial direction of key initiatives. Design and embed proportionate financial governance frameworks that balance control with speed, ensuring investments are aligned to maximize business value. Lead consolidated programme financial reporting, delivering clear, forward‑looking insight to executive and board‑level stakeholders. Provide constructive challenge and enablement to programme teams on budgets, forecasts, risks, and benefits, encouraging informed decisions. Ensure disciplined investment appraisal and ongoing value tracking, with a clear focus on ROI, benefits realisation, and strategic outcomes across transformation initiatives. Lead and develop a high‑performing finance team that is comfortable operating in ambiguity, challenging the status quo and enabling change.
Requirements
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent). Significant experience in senior finance roles, ideally within transformation, change, or programme environments. Proven ability to partner at executive level, influencing Programme Directors and senior stakeholders. Strong experience in financial governance, investment control, and large‑scale programme reporting. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate financial insight into clear, commercially focused guidance for non‑finance leaders and executives.
Desirable
Experience supporting major transformation programmes (e.g., ERP, digital, operating model change). Familiarity with programme governance frameworks and portfolio management approaches. Strong understanding of benefits tracking, value realisation, and investment appraisal techniques.
Benefits
Boots Retirement Savings Plan (up to 12% company contribution). Generous employee discounts for you and a family member. Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay. Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
About Boots At Boots, we work every day to build a brilliant environment for our people, enabling them to make a difference for our customers and colleagues. You'll be supported in your career development, with opportunities to learn and grow within a collaborative and inclusive culture. Application What's next? If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you. If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job‑share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best. #J-18808-Ljbffr