Finance Manager, FP&A - Marketing

The Boots Company PLC; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is looking for a Finance Manager to join the No7 Beauty Company FP&A team in Nottingham. The role involves overseeing financial processes, providing insights to the leadership team, and managing budgeting and forecasting. Candidates must be qualified finance professionals with experience in FP&A, capable of effective stakeholder engagement. Attractive benefits include a retirement savings plan and flexible benefits scheme. Apply now for an exciting opportunity to influence business performance.

Benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional with CIMA, ACA, or ACCA.
• Experience working in FP&A expected.
• Strong capability to collaborate with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A processes for UK Marketing and Global Central.
• Provide performance insights and manage budgets.
• Drive process improvement and support financial reporting.

Skills

Partnership with stakeholders

Strong commercial awareness

Excellent knowledge of Excel

Education

CIMA, ACA, ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

PA/TM1

Job description

Contract: 6 Month Secondment / FTC

Location: Nottingham Support Office

Closing Date: 23/01/26

Recruitment Partner: Daniel White, [e-mail]

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the No7 Beauty Company FP&A team, reporting into the Head of Finance – Global Marketing and R&D.

What you'll be doing

This role provides you with the opportunity to obtain experience in international markets and work with various levels within the organisation. With significant exposure to the No7 Beauty Company Leadership Team, Chief Growth Officer and Global Senior Commercial and Marketing stakeholders, you will provide insight, challenge and influence to drive decision making and action across UK and Global Marketing teams (including Beauty Incubator, PR and the B-Hive internal creative agency). You will do this while maintaining ownership of the end to end financial processes and cost management for these business areas. You will be able to drive business performance through both insightful analysis, and helping identify, implement and drive forward process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• FP&A lead for UK Marketing business, Global Central Marketing business, PR and B-Hive (internal creative agency) teams, including month-end, budgeting and forecasting processes
• Communicate the FP&A plan and calendar to all Marketing leaders, setting clear expectations on deliverables within wider organisation timelines
• Provide visibility of marketing spend and return on investment, supporting and challenging stakeholders where required
• Challenge Marketing teams and leaders to clearly identify the most accurate forecast, risks and opportunities to achieve business goals
• Produce monthly performance packs and attendance in relevant meetings, giving clear performance insights
• Provide FP&A support to the Brand Growth Leadership Team and Heads of Finance in No7 Beauty Company
• Collaborate with UK, US and EMEA & APAC Finance teams and Central FP&A team
• Support on global creative agency deal for No7BC and lead on financial processes for creative agency
• Support central FP&A reporting with commercial insight, being the subject matter expert for your area
• Line management and development of Senior Finance Analyst – Commercial & Marketing
• Work with a 'continuous improvement' mindset to simplify and automate processes and reporting
• Prepare ad-hoc reporting and analysis, as required, to provide insight into business performance
• Support overall No7BC finance team with wider team projects and objectives

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• A qualified finance professional (CIMA, ACA, ACCA)
• Experience working in FP&A
• Capable of partnering with a wide range of stakeholders of all levels in the business
• Strong commercial awareness with a good working knowledge of Excel (PA/TM1 experience desirable)

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

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About The Boots Group

The Boots Group is a trusted leader in healthcare, pharmacy and retail, operating across 11 countries - including the UK, Ireland, Thailand and Mexico. The Boots Group brands - including Boots, Boots Opticians, No7 Beauty Company, Farmacias Benavides and Alliance Healthcare - are trusted and well recognised healthcare and beauty businesses, serving millions of customers and patients every day in communities around the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

What's next

If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.