Cost Manager

Cost Manager

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

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.

The Cost Manager provides financial and strategic support to key initiatives and activities under the Customer Function. The expectation is the person would be agile in providing financial support across operational areas of brand & marketing, Primark Cares, Innovation & Insights teams, managing each budget in line with Primark’s financial accounting & reporting guidelines.

What You’ll do:

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Influence key stakeholders and customers to achieve desired financial outcomes ensuring we are within budget parameters.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders within Finance, Customer & Brand & Digital Marketing, to manage a budget of £85+m across multiple currencies.
• Own the end-to-end budget submission to Finance each FY, ensuring all contributors are presenting realistic budget asks and supporting on final budget roll up.
• Regularly review spend against forecast in line with Primark’s accounting calendar, providing key justification.
• Be responsible for all submissions to the Project Spend Forum

What you'll bring

We want every person in our organisation to feel like they’re making a key contribution. Here are some of the experiences and skills you’ll need for the role:

• The selected candidate will have over 8+years experience handling significant budget amounts in a global retailer or similar.
• Proven ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders within a strategic, commercial context.
• Good communication skills. Ability to structure and present a compelling story and inform senior stakeholders.
• High level of commercial and financial expertise with the ability to formulate and clearly communicate analysis, insight and recommendations for future strategies.
• Has worked in a fast-paced finance team, preferable in retail/FMCG

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:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus

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.

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 a 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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Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.