Commercial Finance Business Partner in Somerset, Street

This role is critical to the commercial performance of the region as Clarks is on an exciting journey to establish itself as brand of choice across the region.

Key contributions include:

• Deliver financial and risk management framework for Franchise and Owned Stores.
• Business partner Head of functions to optimise commercial performance and investment strategies for the channels within the region.
• Big focus in partnering on overhead Cost savings for stores.
• Looking to optimise Franchise performance and helping to support with cashflow modelling.
• Deliver effective financial insight to drive business performance and support optimal decision making.

Responsibilities:

• Create annual forecasting and budgeting processes for revenue, overheads, and capital expenditure.
• Develop Key Performance Indicators to enhance transparency costs and Royalty calculations.
• Deliver complete store performance visibility across all aspects including business cases for store openings, closures and transfers with focus on profitability whilst also incorporating non-financial KPIs including Footfall and Conversion.
• Enhance reporting to provide deep trading and operational insight.
• Engage with Leadership to ensure understanding of performance versus financial plans.
• Provide constructive challenge to promote commercially astute decision making.
• Drive effective cost management of channel and regional overheads.
• Support Monthly Performance Reviews through delivery of concise insight and analysis.
• Evaluate investment strategies, develop store business cases, and complete post investment reviews to optimise return on investment.

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate is eager to join a brand with an exciting growth opportunity, a record of improving bottom line performances and has commercial finance business partnering experience gained in medium to large businesses.
• Professionally qualified accountant with two years of post-qualified experience with ACA (Chartered), ACCA (Certified) or CIMA (Management) qualification.
• Proven experience of attention to detail critical.
• A record of business partnering and operating credibly in influencing Senior Leadership, managing multiple stakeholders, and prioritising multiple workstreams.
• In depth knowledge and experience of planning, budget, and forecasting processes.
• Ability to apply sound judgment to accounting situations/questions.
• Extensive analytical experience with an ability to take large amounts of complex data and quickly identify key drivers and actions.
• Experience in adding value to business decision making, investment valuation, and working on large financial analysis projects.

Disclaimer: This document describes the general nature and level of work only. It is not designed to cover an exhaustive list of all skills, activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Other activities, duties, and responsibilities may be added at any time. This description may be changed at the company's discretion at any time, with or without notice.

About Clarks: Two brothers, a small town, and shoes that changed the world. Based in Somerset, England, Clarks has redefined shoemaking since its foundation in 1825, when James and Cyrus Clark made a slipper from sheepskin off-cuts and forever transformed the future of footwear. Sparking revolutions and defining generations, our archive of over 25,000 shoes includes the inimitable Clarks Desert Boot™ and Clarks Wallabee™. And every pair we design today uses the same ground-breaking combination of invention and craftsmanship that started it all. Progress is woven into our DNA. Whether we're pioneering cutting-edge comfort technologies, championing social change, or working on trailblazing collaborations with cultural icons and KOLs, we're always striding forward. Join us in 2025 as we celebrate 200 years of giving people the freedom to move comfortably, proudly commemorating our legacy of craft, innovation, and impact - and looking boldly ahead, too.

Why join us? At Clarks, you'll be part of a brand with heritage, craftsmanship, and style at its core. We offer great training, career progression, and the chance to make your mark in a global business.