FP&A Business Partner (6 months FTC)

Fortnum & Mason is known around the world for its exceptional quality and service. For over 300 years, we have served the best of British and International produce to our customers in our Flagship Piccadilly store and other famous satellite locations. We are proud to be the world’s first multichannel retailer, serving our customers around the world through a variety of channels.

Reporting to the Director of Commercial Finance, this FTC role will help lead & support the Budget & Forecast Process, provide weekly & monthly Sales & Margin reporting, assess New Product Development & provide outstanding business partnering to support commercial decision-making across the company, driving real value and efficiencies.

Responsibilities include:

• Support of annual budgeting, forecasting and planning process over the course of the financial year, providing in-depth analysis of key channels and business drivers.
• Deliver clear, actionable management information, including the preparation of weekly reports and monthly Board packs, to inform performance improvement.
• Support the Director of Commercial Finance with the five-year planning process.
• Run the weekly and monthly margin reporting process, providing robust analysis and partnering with B&M to identify variances to Budget & last year.
• Support the New Product Development process to assess the ROI of new products.
• Support the automation and systemisation of margin reporting.
• Support the Buying & Merchandising (B&M) function with ad-hoc analysis.
• Support the Commercial Finance team with month end & ad-hoc tasks, including weekly reporting & monthly profitability analysis.
• Provide accurate commercial and financial analysis in order to provide insights that support the business growth and strategic plans.

Key skills and experience:

• Established career in commercial finance.
• ACCA or CIMA qualified or part-qualified.
• Experience (ideally) of omnichannel and multi-product retailing, twinned with a love of food, hospitality and customer service.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to present financial insights and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ability to work across a varied group of stakeholders, including non-financial.
• Strategic and creative thinker, with strong people skills, evidenced by strong IQ and EQ.

We have a continued impetus & focus to create a sustainable, beautiful business that is here in another 300 years and that makes Fortnum’s one of the most interesting, challenging and dynamic multichannel global businesses. If you are interested in an exciting opportunity and a chance to make a real difference, please apply. We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In return, we offer:

• A generous store and restaurant discount of up to 40%
• 25 days holidays (excluded bank holidays) and an extra day off for your birthday.
• A fantastic subsidised staff restaurant which uses Fortnum’s ingredients.
• A range of opportunities to develop and grow personally and professionally.