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NEXT Retail Ltd.

Leicester

On-site

GBP 35,000 - 65,000

Full time

6 days ago

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An established industry player is seeking a Finance Manager to lead their Finance team. This role involves overseeing supplier relations and payment operations, ensuring accuracy in cash management and compliance. The ideal candidate will possess strong management and interpersonal skills, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and be adept at improving processes while managing business risks. Join a leading retail company that values continuous improvement and offers a supportive work culture with numerous employee benefits, making it an exciting opportunity for career growth.

25% off most products

Company performance based bonus

On-site Nursery

10% off partner brands

Early VIP access to sales

Staff Shop discounts

Access to digital GP

Free on-site parking

Financial Wellbeing services

Discounted gym memberships

Minimum 3 years experience in finance management and operational teams.
Strong understanding of transaction reconciliation and best practices.

Manage cash and supplier payments, ensuring efficiency and compliance.
Lead financial projects and improve systems and processes.

Management Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Project Management

Problem Solving

Change Management

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field

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Job Description

NEXT has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated individual to join the Finance team, managing and overseeing the supplier relations and payment operations teams.

If you have excellent management and interpersonal skills and are someone who thrives in a fast paced, challenging and demanding environment then we’d love you to meet you.

About the Role:

You’ll be responsible for the financial and operations teams managing cash, and supplier payments balances and credit control. Including all aspects of inbound and outbound payments within the NEXT business, reporting and reconciliation, transactional management, accounting and controls.

You’ll provide expert advice in these areas and will have a key focus on efficiency, supporting business growth, maximizing cash flow and managing business risk and compliance.

In addition you will be responsible for business projects including systems and process improvements and the management of new and existing supplier initiatives and relationships.

As a proven leader within an operational environment you will be highly skilled in communicating with internal and external stakeholders and will act as a key interface to the wider business at all levels.

You’ll ensure that strict organization and controls are operated at all times, supported by relevant KPI’s and metrics and will develop individuals to deliver high standards of service.

What we are looking for:

An experienced Finance Manager, who is numerate with superior attention to detail and a strong understanding of transaction reconciliation and best practices.
An excellent people manager with ideally a minimum of 3 years experience managing, developing and motivating high performance operational teams within a fast paced and challenging environment.
A proven track record of delivering results together with an ability to plan, prioritise and juggle multiple work streams and projects whilst working to strict deadlines.
A change manager, who will champion and deliver continuous improvement and efficiency, manage projects and support business growth whilst enabling teams to succeed by providing them with the right tools and knowledge.
An ability to adopt a logical thought process, critically assess and resolve complex business issues or problems and a leader who is confident in making decisions.
An effective communicator who builds strong business relationships internally and externally and is confident in leading discussions and able to influence at all levels.
Demonstrable presentation skills both written and verbal and ability to define and deliver reporting and metrics.

About Us

You know Next, but did you know we’re a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 35,000 people across the UK and Ireland. We’re the UK’s 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we’re the market leader. At the last count we have over 500 stores, plus the Next Online and it’s now possible to buy on-line from over 70 countries around the world! So we’ve gone global!

About some of our Benefits

25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
Company performance based bonus
On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
Early VIP access to sale stock
Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
Free on-site parking
Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_careers@next.co.uk (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

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