Corporate Centre FP&A Manager

Corporate Centre FP&A Manager – Kingfisher

We’re looking for a commercially minded finance professional to support Kingfisher’s Group functions, partnering closely with the CFO, Chief People Officer, Chief Legal Officer and wider executive leadership team.

The role involves leading planning, forecasting and performance management across the PLC central cost base, providing strategic insight on headcount, people costs, reward and ESG initiatives, and supporting key Group cost and efficiency programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, forecasting and month-end analysis for corporate centre costs and coordination of other group function spend.
• Provide clear variance analysis, identify cost risks and opportunities, and support delivery of budget commitments.
• Support delivery of group efficiency programmes, working with Group Functions and Banners to ensure a coordinated approach.
• Partner with central cost owners to develop the financial plans underpinning the Long-Term Plan, Budget and key projects.
• Support the financial planning and performance tracking of ESG initiatives, ensuring costs, benefits and key assumptions are clearly captured in budgets, forecasts and the Long-Term Plan.
• Partner with Responsible Business, Finance and functional teams to provide financial insight for ESG reporting, investment decisions and progress updates to senior stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to Group executives (CFO, Chief People Officer and Chief Legal Officer), providing insight, challenge and financial support across the people, finance and legal agenda.
• Coordinate inputs across Finance, People and Legal teams to support an integrated view of headcount, people costs and strategic initiatives.
• Other ad-hoc project work and deep dive analysis as required.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering roles, ideally within a large or complex organisation.
• Broad experience across planning, forecasting, reporting, analysis and performance management, with the ability to turn financial information into clear insight.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across senior leaders and cross-functional teams to support decision-making.
• Strong analytical capability, including financial modelling and scenario analysis, combined with good attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Some knowledge of ESG finance or reporting helpful but not required.
• Professionally qualified accountant or equivalent relevant finance experience preferred.

Benefits

Hybrid model blending home working and in-person collaboration, with around 60% of time spent in person.

Competitive benefits package and opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life – and so do we.

We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

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