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In this role, you will business partner the Property and Retail teams to support the identification and realisation of commercial opportunity by continually challenging current thinking through providing pro-active, high-quality insight and analysis that enables the business to make informed decisions in relation to the delivery of the overall business strategy. You will be reporting into the Commercial Finance Director.
As a Commercial Finance Manager, you will:
- Manage the development of the Long-Range Plan, Budget & Forecast submissions, specifically in relation to retail and property functions.
- Act as business partner to the Retail Director to provide decision support and recommendations on new commercial initiatives to drive improvements to deliver retail sales & EBITDA targets.
- Act as business partner to the COO to provide decision support and recommendations on NROs, closure, relocations, refurbishments, rental arrangements and repairs & maintenance spend, including post analysis.
- Support the development of a compelling vision of the direction for each respective area within property and retail.
- Continually challenge current thinking and, using benchmarking & best practice as well as original solutions, make recommendations on how to optimise business opportunities and minimise risk/cost to the business.
- Assist the property team to manage the property CAPEX budget and monitor against forecast throughout the year, highlighting any risks/opportunities.
What you’ll already have:
- Qualified accountant – with experience within a similar role previously.
- Strong commercial acumen & financial modelling skills
- Strong influencing skills – proven ability to build strong relationships with potentially challenging stakeholders
- Ability to challenge stakeholders
- Experience of delivering positive outcomes in a fast-paced environment
- Previous experience in a hospitality / retail or multi-site business
Who We Are:
Where those who love pizza can be their true self. We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand. Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do, we believe you should always be able to express yourself.
Our values and culture are made up of three key parts: use your head, show your heart and create a home. For us, this shows up as:
- Head - were customer centric, commercially driven and obsessed by performance in all we do
- Heart - we show our heart, are honest and vulnerable with our teams and lead everything through our people
- Home - we create a home, where everyone has a place at our marble table and you can truly express yourself everyday
Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs. That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.
