Our Head Office department is in the heart of Piccadilly and occupies the 5th & 6th floor of our beautiful flagship store. This central London location offers so much to explore including restaurants, bars, cultural sites, shopping and more, and only a short walk from the Green Park Tube Station and plenty of bus stops.

This role is a pivotal part of the Commercial Finance function, with responsibility for running core FP&A processes, producing high‑quality analysis, and partnering with multiple stakeholders across the business. The successful candidate will work closely with the Head of FP&A, Buying & Merchandising, Wholesale, IT, and Head Office functions, as well as supporting the Exec Portfolio review process.

The role is well‑suited to someone analytically strong, highly proficient in Excel, comfortable with complexity, and energised by cross‑functional business partnering.

Key Accountabilities:

Capital Expenditure & Portfolio Governance:

•        Support the monthly Portfolio Review with the Executive Team, where strategic and capital projects are assessed and approved.

•       Prepare analysis, business cases, and tracking to support decision‑making.

•       Maintain accurate Capital Spend Tracking, ensuring visibility of actuals, commitments, and forecast cashflow across all projects.

• Implement and deliver post‑investment reviews, evaluating project outcomes versus original business cases, identifying learnings, and strengthening future investment decision‑making.

Business Partnering:

• Wholesale: Provide analysis and insight across wholesale performance, supporting the Wholesale Business Partner with reporting, forecasting, and commercial analysis.

• IT: Work with the IT leadership team to understand cost drivers, challenge assumptions, and improve financial visibility.

• Head Office Costs: Own reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for central cost areas, ensuring clear cost control and actionable insight.

Financial Planning & Analysis:

• Support the FP&A cycle, including forecasting, variance analysis, and insightful commentary.

• Support the creation and consolidation of the Monthly Board Pack, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and high‑quality storytelling.

• Support the annual Budget, Forecast, and Five‑Year Plan processes, working closely with senior Finance leadership and business units.

Buying & Merchandising (B&M) – Margin & Inventory:

• Partner with B&M to deliver robust weekly and monthly margin reporting.

• Analyse margin performance, stock positions, intake, and movements, identifying variances versus budget and last year.

• Support the continuous improvement and automation of margin and stock reporting.

Tools, Systems, and Process Improvement:

• Use advanced Excel skills to build and refine models, trackers, and analytical tools.

•  Support improvements in reporting automation, data integrity, and process efficiency.

• Collaborate with BI and wider business to enhance reporting capability across the business.

Role Specific Criteria (Experience/Behaviours/Technical Ability)

*       ACCA, CIMA or ACA part-qualified or looking to begin study

*       Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

*       Ability to develop data platforms and commercial reports

*       Experience in retail desirable

*       Highest standards of accuracy and precision

*       Highly organised, with an ability to multi task at speed

*       Articulate with excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills

*       Ability to think creatively, highly-driven and self-motivated

*       Use of Business Intelligence platform, such as Power BI (desired)

*       Ability to manage objections and conflicts in an effective way (desired)

Why Work For Us:

• Competitive salary

• A generous store and restaurant discount of up to 40%

• 25 days holidays (excluded bank holidays) and an extra day off for your birthday

• A fantastic subsidised staff restaurant which uses Fortnum’s ingredients

• A range of opportunities to develop and grow personally and professionally

• Excellent pension scheme

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.

In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards