Joining us as a Finance Manager within our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) function, you'll play a key role in supporting the forecasting, budgeting and long-term planning processes that underpin strategic decision-making across our Society.

Working closely with senior finance leaders and stakeholders from across the business, you'll help ensure we have the insight, analysis and forward-looking plans needed to drive performance and deliver our ambitions.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical financial expertise with commercial insight. You'll assist in consolidating and analysing financial data from across the organisation, identifying trends, reviewing performance and helping to build a clear picture of our current and future financial position.

Your work will support the delivery of budgets, long-term plans and strategic projects, providing valuable insight to Executive, Board and external stakeholders.

You'll collaborate closely with colleagues across FP&A, Commercial Finance and Business Intelligence teams to bring financial performance to life through meaningful reporting and storytelling.

By developing reporting tools, enhancing data capabilities and supporting scenario modelling, you'll help create a more forward-looking approach to financial planning and performance management.

As part of a collaborative and high-performing team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to continuous improvements in data quality, reporting consistency and planning processes.

Whether supporting periodic reporting, analysing market benchmarks or delivering ad-hoc insights for senior leaders, you'll play an important role in helping the business make informed decisions and achieve its long-term goals.

Ideally, we are looking for a qualified Accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.

You’ll bring a strong attention to detail, accuracy and confidentiality and the ability to condense complex data into clear and transparent summaries which will be pivotal for Executive and Board-level approval papers.

This will require both excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, in addition to your advanced Excel skills.

Due to the nature of this role, it will be essential that you can bring strong organisational and time-management skills. You’ll be confident in your ability to stay calm under pressure as well as delivering to tight deadlines.

Whilst able to work collaboratively, you’ll also be comfortable and confident in your ability to work independently using your own initiative and able to demonstrate both a proactive and pragmatic approach to issue resolution.

Preferably, you’ll have previous FP&A experience gained within the Retail Industry.

Everyone is welcome here We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments so that all our candidates can show us how they’ll perform their role. There is a section in the application form where you can provide any additional information. Please use this section to include any reasonable adjustments you need, and we’ll do our best to support you through our recruitment process.

What benefits are available to you?

In addition to our competitive salaries, our colleagues also benefit from:

Reward and Benefits

• Fantastic colleague discount - Reward ££’s and discounts across our Retail and Funeral businesses.
• Retail discounts- our hub offers colleagues access to hundreds of exclusive retail discounts, savings on days out and holiday discounts.
• Colleague Dividend- We pay a share of our profits to eligible colleagues as a thank you for their contribution to our success.
• Colleague recognition- we celebrate our colleague’s achievements both personally and professionally.
• Personalised learning and development- with easy access to a wide range of training programmes
• Paid time for volunteering- we encourage our colleagues to spend three days per year taking part in volunteering, fully paid for by us.
• Enhanced family friendly policies- to help you feel fully supported during any significant life events.

   

  Wellbeing

• Annual health check kit and virtual GP – Finger prick blood test kit, which is sent to Square Healthcare for your personal healthcare report, and access to a virtual GP 7 days a week 8am to 8pm for you and your family.
• Colleague assistance programme – to support you and your family when you need it the most.
• Healthcare Cashplan- your wellbeing is important, so you’ve got the opportunity to contribute into a voluntary plan that helps pay towards a range of healthcare expenses.
• Company sick pay – We offer company sick pay to colleagues so that you can focus on getting better and returning to work in full health.
• Life Assurance- after an initial qualifying period, you’ll get free life assurance cover, which pays your nominated beneficiary if you die while you’re working for us.
• We’ve got you – our colleague wellbeing campaign, making wellbeing benefits and resources accessible and relevant to the role that you do.
• Give as you earn- helping you support charities which mean something to you.

   

  Financial Wellbeing

• iTrent Financial Wellbeing (Wagestream)- offers something for all our colleagues, whether you want to track your finances, save some money, or access up to 50% of your earned pay flexibly in a way that suits you.
• The Money Co-op – Free access to support all aspects of your financial wellbeing, such as savings and loans at competitive rates.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes:
  • Electric Vehicle scheme – Option to purchase your EV through salary sacrifice.
  • Share Incentive Plan (SIP) – option to buy shares within the Society, where they will attract interest and £10 worth of matching shares.
  • Cycle to Work scheme – Option to purchase your bicycle and accessories through salary sacrifice.
  • Holiday buy- colleagues can buy up to a week extra of annual leave each year.
• Company Pension- you can access a company pension scheme with us as well as access to Pension wellbeing information.
• Nous – smart assistant that can save you money and time on managing your household bills.

To find out more about all of these plus many more reasons to join us, please visit Rewards and benefits - Central Coop (careers.coop)

OurCoop is the UK’s largest independent co-operative Society, with more than one million Members and 13,000 colleagues operating in communities nationwide. It was formed by bringing together Central Co-op, The Midcounties Co-operative and Chelmsford Star Co-op to create a stronger, member-owned organisation rooted in shared co-operative values.

The Society trades nationally through its family of businesses while remaining deeply rooted in local communities. Its footprint spans Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Bedfordshire in the South and West; the Midlands including Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Northamptonshire; the North including Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire; and the East of England, including Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

OurCoop and its family of businesses are trading names of Central England Co-operative Limited.