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Commercial Finance Manager - UK Retail

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job ID 141204BR

Job Status Employee - Permanent

Category Finance

Date posted March 28, 2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

Commercial Finance Manager - UK Retail

Commercial Finance Manager, UK Retail

Because we strive to put people first.
Culture, our way.

Finance at Primark
What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.


What You’ll Get
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as a Commercial Finance Manager, UK Retail
We are looking for a Commercial Finance Manager to join our Finance Team and partner with the UK retail team. Option to be based in Dublin, Reading or London, but regular travel expected regardless of permanent location. Working with leadership and key stakeholders, the Commercial Finance Manager will identify opportunities to optimise our operating model in the UK, through optimising our estate and identifying opportunities to drive sales growth and cost efficiencies. A successful candidate will draw on internal knowledge but also use external sources and comparatives to help them form views and approach complex business questions.
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:
  • Provide strategic direction and act as a lead financial partner to the UK Senior Leadership team on key commercial initiatives across the UK market.
  • Furnish the UK Senior Leadership team with a comprehensive monthly financial update, analysing the latest trading and financial performance, including insights on areas for improvement in both trade and operating costs.
  • Responsible for the establishment of a long-term financial plan for the UK business to ensure we remain on track to achieve our strategic goals, ensuring consistent alignment between financial strategies and business goals.
  • Provide robust support, guidance and education to the business through insights and analysis, flagging any potential risks or opportunities to enable the leadership team to take any necessary action.
  • Support the development of financial KPIs to assess the success of both the business and the financial strategy.
  • Conduct ongoing analysis of store trading and financial performance, providing comprehensive insights to the leadership team to improve the profitability of our stores.
  • Work collaboratively with the global team on the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes and ensure UK plans are aligned to overall group financial plans.
  • Construct compelling pieces of financial analyses, outlining issues, opportunities and solutions, overseeing development & ensuring output is insightful & actionable.
  • Assess new investment opportunities in both stores and depots and identify potential scope to support our expansion and optimisation plans.
Other ad hoc financial analysis as required to support the UK leadership team

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
  • Qualified accountant with 5+ years progressive experience working in a strategic or finance, commercially focused role, in a consulting practice or industry.
  • High level of commercial and financial acumen with the ability to formulate and clearly communicate analysis, insight and recommendations for future strategies.
  • Demonstrates curiosity and knowledge when it comes to competitors and external market trends with the ability to communicate learnings clearly to key stakeholders.
  • Ability to partner with the business across all levels of the organisation, supporting the development of strategy, delivery and reporting of results
  • Is comfortable in designing investment appraisal and governance processes to support complex long term strategic initiatives.
  • Has worked in a fast-paced finance team, preferably in retail/FMCG.
  • Ability to structure business case governance on a case-by-case basis depending on what level of rigour is required
  • Strong communication skills. Ability to structure and present a compelling story, bringing stakeholders on the ‘journey’
  • Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to quickly assimilate information, assess options and communicate these clearly
  • Ability to see the bigger picture in the context of business growth, ensuring that all activities are commercially orientated first and foremost
  • Strong organisational, planning and delegation skills and ability to manage multiple deliverables within deadlines
  • Self-Motivated: Self-motivated with the ability to be comfortable in an agile role
  • Strategic Thinking: Is a clear strategic thinker and very comfortable working in this setting
  • Relationships & Influence: Adept and comfortable in building relationships at all levels of the business with the ability to influence across the organisation
  • Decision Making: Ability to formulate own opinions through financial analysis and multiple source insights which in turn supports decision making and drives outcomes
  • Innovation: Influences and empowers others to think creatively ensuring that processes are designed to optimise efficiency and value
  • Customer Focus: Drives initiatives that continually improve customer service, experience and reputation.

Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

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All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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