Senior Technology Finance Business Partner

About Our Client

Our client is a large organisation in the retail industry, recognised for its innovative use of technology. With a global reach and reputation for excellence, they continue to redefine the retail landscape by incorporating pioneering technological solutions.

Job Description

Our client is seeking a Finance Manager to collaborate with the Technology Leadership team and FP&A, driving value through a cohesive Strategic and Annual Plan. The successful candidate will support prioritization reviews, key bottom-up planning, and assumption alignments for both capital and operational spending.

As a financial advisor to technology leaders, you will offer insights on leveraging technology to enhance business value. You will continuously evaluate financial management practices within the technology sector, ensuring they remain best-in-class amidst rapid changes, and report on the overall value creation of the technology portfolio.

Your role involves communicating financial insights and technology investment outcomes to senior executives from both Finance and Technology. You will oversee the financial management of a substantial portfolio of individual investment projects across multiple delivery programs and priorities, managing metrics such as capitalization rates and resource allocation.

Additionally, you will review and challenge technology investment cases, ensuring that incremental technology spending to achieve cost savings is properly identified. You will work closely with Control and FP&A teams to deliver insightful Management Accounts and Director Packs, maintaining detailed risk and opportunity controls.

The role also includes delivering ad hoc financial modeling and analysis to support innovation and business decision-making, working alongside Control & FP&A. You will identify and drive efficiency savings across the cost base, promoting a culture of cost consciousness.

Finally, you will drive improvements and simplification of processes and the finance operating model, collaborating with finance teams throughout the end-to-end capital life cycle.

The Successful Applicant

• Accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent)
• Strong data interpretation and analysis skills with commercial acumen
• Experience in Capex analysis and project-based financial assessments
• Ability to drive the finance agenda and collaborate effectively with senior colleagues
• Resilience and a willingness to challenge
• Strong communication skills to convey complex financial data and analysis to both financial and non-financial audiences
• Understanding of technology functions
• Previous FP&A or commercial finance experience is advantageous

What's on Offer

• An attractive salary package ranging from £75,000 to £90,000 per annum.
• Bonus
• A comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to work in a modern, tech-driven retail environment.
• A supportive company culture that encourages growth and development.
• Generous holiday leave provision.