Fortnum & Mason is known around the world for our exceptional quality and service. For over 300 years, we have served the best of British and International produce to our customers in our Flagship Piccadilly store, and other famous satellite locations. We are proud to be the world’s first multichannel retailer, serving our customers around the world, through a variety of channels.

Reporting to the Director of Commercial Finance, in this FTC you will help deliver & support the Budget & Forecast Process, provide weekly & monthly Sales & Margin reporting, assess New Product Development & provide outstanding business partnering to support commercial decision-making across the company, providing real value and efficiencies.

Responsibilities include:

Financial Planning & Analysis

*       Support of annual budgeting, forecasting and planning process over the course of the financial year, providing in-depth analysis of key channels and business drivers.

*       Deliver clear, actionable management information, including the preparation of weekly reports and monthly Board packs, to inform performance improvement.

*       Support the Director of Commercial Finance with the five-year planning process.

Buying & Merchandise Support

*       Run the weekly and monthly margin reporting process, providing robust analysis and partnering with B&M to identify variances to Budget & last year.

*       Support the New Product Development process to assess the ROI of new products

*       Support the automation and systemisation of margin reporting

*       Support the Buying & Merchandising (B&M) function with ad-hoc analysis

Business Partnering & Support

*       Support the Commercial Finance team with month end & ad-hoc tasks, including weekly reporting & monthly profitability analysis

*       Provide accurate commercial and financial analysis in order to provide insights that support our growth and strategic plans

Key skills and experience:

*       Experience in commercial finance

*       ACCA or CIMA qualified or part-qualified

*       Experience (ideally) of omnichannel and multi-product retailing, twinned with a love of food, hospitality and customer service

*       Experience with stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to present financial insights and recommendations to stakeholders.

*       Ability to work across a varied group of stakeholders, including non-financial

*       Strategic and creative thinker, with demonstrable people skills, evidenced by strong IQ and EQ.

We have a continued impetus & focus to create a sustainable, beautiful business that is here in another 300 years and that makes Fortnum’s one of the most interesting and dynamic multichannel global businesses.

If you are interested in an exciting opportunity and a chance to make a real difference, please apply.

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.

In return, we offer:

• A 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