Senior Finance Manager - Reporting and Insurance in Smethwick

Location: Smethwick Head Office – Roebuck Lane, West Midlands, B66 1BY

Contract: Permanent / 37.5 hours

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:30

DPD is a member of DPDgroup, one of Europe's leading parcel delivery networks, and aims to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK, with a turnover of over £2 billion.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Finance Manager – Reporting & Insurance to join our team in Smethwick. This vital role reports directly to the Group Accounting & Planning Manager.

Reporting Overview

At the heart of DPD UK’s operational success is a rigorous weekly reporting cycle consisting of 52 distinct accounting periods. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining this cadence, providing the business with the real‑time visibility needed to pivot and respond to shifting KPIs. You will drive the finance reporting function by owning the end‑to‑end P&L consolidation process and ensuring balance sheet integrity. A core responsibility of this role is therefore delivering fundamental weekly and monthly consolidated financial reporting, providing the Executive Board with essential insights to drive the business forward.

Insurance Overview

You will be the dedicated Finance Lead for the Insurance function, taking full ownership of its financial reporting and performance oversight of a complex area with multiple stakeholders. You will act as a key business partner to the Company Insurable Risk Manager and the wider Insurance team. Your focus will be on driving efficiency, identifying cost‑saving opportunities, and ensuring rigorous adherence to financial processes. You will provide expert, data‑driven support for key decision‑making in an area with an annual spend exceeding £30m.

Key Tasks & Areas of Responsibility – Reporting

• Oversee the preparation, review, and consolidation of weekly P&L accounts for all UK business areas.
• Deliver high‑quality, board‑grade financial presentations partnering with the Financial Controller and Executive Director – Finance.
• Build and lead finance business‑partnering relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and manage the reporting team of 4, fostering a culture of collaboration and efficiency, and ensuring timely and accurate task completion.
• Maintain the integrity of the financial position by overseeing comprehensive Balance Sheet reconciliations and ensuring rigorous controls over all account movements.
• Lead the annual planning cycle for your areas of responsibility, guaranteeing robust financial forecasting and objective alignment.
• Utilise a keen eye for detail to identify financial variances, and highlight key trends in revenue and costs that require further investigation and insight.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing process optimisation and automation in the reporting cycle to reduce lead times and increase report depth and clarity.
• Prepare and review financial information used in business meetings to actively assist the decision‑making process.
• Serve as the primary lead for the External Audit, managing interim and year‑end tasks and maintaining a seamless, year‑round relationship with auditors.

Key Tasks & Areas of Responsibility – Insurance

• Provide direct line management and mentorship to the Insurance Data Analyst.
• Manage the weekly and month‑end reporting cycles, guaranteeing accurate accruals, financial integrity, and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Model the full lifecycle cost of claims.
• Handle recharges.
• Oversee the development of reporting and insights solutions to fully understand claims patterns and costs.
• Identify high‑cost trends and strategic intervention opportunities to drive and implement measurable cost‑reduction initiatives.
• Maintain robust financial governance over all insurance workflows, ensuring invoice processing and reporting cycles strictly align with established internal processes.

Qualifications

As the successful candidate you must have a passion for numbers. You will be educated to degree level or equivalent and be a fully qualified ACA / ACCA or have a similarly recognised accountancy qualification. You must have demonstrable post‑qualification financial experience. We would also expect:

• Advanced analytical, technical, and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to adapt policies, develop programs, and create financial models.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Extensive proficiency in business software for preparing reports, memos, summaries, and analysis.
• Extensive experience in planning, project management, and leadership.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team, maintain composure under pressure, and consistently meet multiple deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, oral communication, and presentation skills, coupled with strong negotiation ability.
• A self‑confident, self‑motivated individual with a flexible approach to work.
• High standard of professional integrity combined with a practical ‘can‑do’ approach.

Additional Information

Specific Requirements

A full driving licence, together with a willingness to undertake UK travel and stay away from home overnight when required.

Remuneration

Your package will include an excellent basic salary, attractive bonus scheme that is based on individual and company targets and PMI. As well as this you have access to some other fantastic optional benefits such as Cycle2Work Scheme, Dining Cards, Holiday trading and discounts and savings on 1,000’s of retailers.

DPD is passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. There is a culture of recognition and reward within DPD to include long‑service awards, a special recognition programme for those individuals that go above and beyond, and the DPD Personality of the Year award. If successful you can look forward to the exciting prospect of joining an increasingly successful and expanding business, that through its constant innovation, has revolutionised the express parcel industry and continues to define its outlook for the future. DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer.