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Help support the Central Operations position to develop investment strategy, support the creation and approval of investment papers and report on the performance of those projects
Lead all project tracking, budgeting and forecasting and providing key insights and reporting to senior management
Work with the Lead Team and Project Teams within Central Operations
Work with other enabling functions, such as IT and Transformation, and other teams across Finance
A role alongside Central Operations and other ensuring functions in the creation of investment papers and then shepherding them through the process of senior team member approval
Undertake financial modelling to provide analysis, and advice on both the viability of projects, and the options of alternative scenarios
Building and maintaining strong relationships with partners across Central Operations, other ensuring functions and Finance, becoming a trusted advisor
Leading month-end reporting and variance analysis for projects, including collaborating with IT and the Central FP&A team to ensure data and reporting accuracy
Managing the creation of budgets and monthly forecasts for project costs and benefits, and other measurements
Develop overall understanding of project performance and provide insight, data and commentary to support wider FP&A reporting
Ensure data integrity within our systems (SAP and Planning Analytics) and support work on future finance system developments
Implementing opportunities for process improvement and automation
Contributing to or leading ad-hoc financial projects within the wider Operations Finance team
Requirements
Status of part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
Experience in management reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
Experience of project cost tracking
Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail
Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement orientation
Ability to build trusted relationships and promote financial discipline
Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative and inclusive approach to teamwork
Excel and PowerPoint skills
Nice to have
Status of fully-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent)
Prior experience with SAP, SAP S4 HANA, and Analysis for Office
Prior experience with IBM Planning Analytics
Experience writing investment papers, and reporting project performance
What we offer
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more
Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme