Finance Manager

Job title:

Finance Manager

Company

Evri

Job description

At Evri we understand that searching for your first job, your next job, or that big promotion is a huge milestone. Here at Evri we always think about what it’s like to be in your position when making those big decisions. It takes courage to make change happen in your life, and we’re here to help you with that.

We’re here for the first step, the next step, and the big step .

You’re not just a number to us. You’ve got to know you’ll love working here. It’s as important to us as you ‘being the right fit’. We want to help you feel what it’s like to work at Evri, to see the value you can bring to any of our roles, and how we can help you grow. We’re never one-size-fits-all. Our careers are as unique as you are.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere, and that’s how we approach our talent development. We’re a kind, ambitious and diverse team, always supporting and encouraging each other. Our people are extremely important to our business, without them we wouldn’t be where we are today, striving to do the best for our customers and clients. If you like what you hear, then we’d love you to apply!

Due to significant growth we are recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our friendly finance team to provide guidance, advice, and challenge the courier network. This role is more field based than most, with travel into the network to be close to the business and the operational challenges the team face. You will cover the North regions and could look a wide remit of locations from Birmingham up to Glasgow. You will influence directly or through a team of finance business partners, effective performance and risk management with your operational partner to deliver improved value for Evri.

You will be accountable for:

Financial Planning

• Supporting the Head of Finance, you will ensure the Operational Pillar’s strategic intent is captured in the strategic plan and that key plans / initiatives are prioritised and embedded, with appropriate reference to payback and returns;
• Supporting the Head of Finance, you will translate strategic plans into tactual budgets and plans, with engagement of key operational stakeholders, to ensure ownership and delivery within the Operations team;
• Working collaboratively with the Central Operations Finance team, you will ensure budgets are produced for your area, which are robust, stretching and incorporate all key business plans and initiatives;
• Through regular partnering, be abreast of all material risks and opportunities (R&Os) in your operational pillar, to ensure risks are mitigated and opportunities and capitalised on;
• Ensure all material R&Os are discussed and communicated back to the Central Operations Finance team and rolled into financial out-turns and projections, to provide insight to Operational Directors and the ability to course correct;

Performance Management

• Through strong relationship building, you will create a quality working relationship with your director of operations to enable effective influence, trust and respect;
• Bring impact, clarity and improvements to operational financial performance through their regular performance management rhythm and meetings, ensuring committed actions are agree, documented and tracked;
• Tell the performance story, with impactful, simple and clear slides on weekly, periodic and on longer-term performance trends.

Data, Reporting, and Insights

• Ensure all reports are fit for purpose and that all KPIs are value driver based. Make recommendations for improved performance reporting to the Central Operations Finance team;
• Co-ordinate locally deliver insights from existing reporting and information, that provide in the moment guidance and support to the operations team;
• Co-ordinate the production of deeper impactful analysis and insights, with clear conclusions that lead to actions and improve business performance, through the Central Operations Finance team;
• Think innovatively and deliver continuous improvement in the Finance department;

Financial Governance and Control

• Working closely with the Central Operations Finance Team, effectively evaluate operational decisions and ensure that trials are tracked and assessed appropriately;
• Ensure decisions follow the appropriate sign off, authority and governance routes, and influence stakeholders to ensure the right priorities are progressed;
• Acting as the Finance approver and challenger for headcount changes in your supported operational pillar;
• Ensure a strong risk and control environment exists within your supported pillar, championing strong local financial control.

Leadership

• Either through direct or indirect (outside of the line) leadership, coach and develop our team, with a real emphasis on inclusion, with equal opportunities for all, and creating a high performing team;
• Support and empower the team in the development of a standardised, consistent and effective approaches;
• Empower and cultivate a continuous improvement culture and that focuses on adding value, and removing non-value added activity from the team / business;
• Champion the use of innovative techniques and tools to deliver industry leading business partnering

To be successful you will a multi-disciplined finance professional with experience working within part as a business partner model, You will have a deep understand of financial appraisal and decision support; accompanied with strong analytics and modelling skills to support performance improvement and unpicking complex problems. Ideally you will work within a large scale business such as retail or logistics.

Qualifications – Chartered accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) & a UK driving license

We encourage flexible working to fit your individual needs, as well as the team’s – that could be from the office, from home or a mixture of both.

We also offer excellent benefits such as £6K car allowance, up to 30% annual bonus, great pension, a range of retailer discounts from our clients and much more.

At Evri, we know we only grow if our people do too. That’s why we’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring – and be – their whole authentic selves. We’re on a journey to better represent the customers we serve around the UK. We’re committed to removing barriers and ensure that each person at Evri is valued for who they are, and what they bring to our business.

We are Evri. Where everyone is welcome

We’re excited for the future. Let’s deliver it together.

Every parcel, every person, every place – every delivery made for you.

Evri is leading the way in creating responsible delivery experiences for everyone, everywhere. And we’re doing that by offering the most convenient way to send, receive and return parcels without costing the earth.

Whether it’s a customer sending a present to a friend, a marketplace trader shipping in bulk or a major retailer such as John Lewis, asos or Next, we’ve got it covered. With our team of 30,000 couriers, thousands of local ParcelShops and a growing network of hubs and depots across the country, we safely get parcels from A to everywhere.

And it’s not just customers and retailers who trust us. We’ve won loads of industry awards over the past few years, including gongs for IT, innovation and our green fleet.

But we wouldn’t be the biggest dedicated parcel delivery company in the UK without amazing people. We’re a friendly, ambitious and diverse bunch, united by a passion for delivering the best customer experience. We have great opportunities throughout the business, so take a look to see where you might fit in. We can’t wait to hear from you.

Expected salary

£60000 per year

Location

Leeds

Job date

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:28:07 GMT

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