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About us. 

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and well-being. 

About the team. 

The role sits within the Group Planning, Analysis & Reporting Finance Team, a pivotal team within the Finance Community of The Very Group. 

Our team is responsible for the provision of insightful & consistent management reporting, for the Exec Team and Group Board, that influences strategic thinking and facilitates the creation of Budgets, Quarterly forecasts and Long-range plans. Our work ensures accurate, quality information is shared with a wide range of stakeholders, both internal and external. 

We develop close relationships with all teams across Finance and teams across the wider business. 

Success in the team requires an engaging individual who embraces every challenge, who can communicate effectively and will seek to find better ways to achieve the team’s goals. 

About the role.

The role requires you to take ownership of all Group Planning and Reporting processes as they relate to cashflow and deliver forecasts with supporting information that is relevant, accurate and timely; assisting Treasury, the Executive team and Board to make business decisions.  

You will be comfortable with changes in priority, reacting quickly to ensure all your stakeholder needs are met through high quality communication.  

Key Responsibilities   

• Maintain the rolling 12 month cashflow forecast process that consolidates the business’ functional cashflow forecasts to a group view.

• Drive improvements and create efficiencies to the current 12 month rolling forecast process. 

• Facilitate cross functional information flow between finance business partners and the treasury team to enable effective short term decision making. 

• Ensure opportunities and risks to the cashflow forecast are known , reported regularly and included within forecasts as appropriate. 

• Produce all output commentary relating to cashflow in regular reporting cycles. 

• Build and maintain reconciliations required across the business relating to cashflow to scrutinise and reduce variability between data sources.

• Ensure processes are managed to deadline and that financial information is always produced to the highest standard, implementing governance and control frameworks so that group planning processes are accurate & transparent. 

• Use experience and judgement to assess the strength and quality of the information provided to your team, directing focus to the matters that require most attention. You will be a trusted partner to the function. 

• Understand the potential for improvement of planning tools and propose solutions that fully utilise the existing tools (Hyperion and Excel). 

• Work cross-functionally to develop a roadmap that sets out an ambition to migrate to an Oracle EPM solution . 

About you.

• A qualified accountant, with more than 3 years post-qualified experience, and a proven track record of delivering change.  

• Demonstrable organisational skills and experience in managing complex financial processes. 

• FP&A experience.  Comfortable working with financial models. 

• A driven and determined leader who possesses the social confidence and charisma to develop highly productive stakeholder relationships. 

• A strong team player, with low ego, who can work cross-functionally. 

• Commercially focussed, placing attention on accounting detail and end-to-end value.  

• Proven successes of developing insightful reporting and analysis to use for major decision-making at Exec and Board level. 

• Technical ability, strong aptitude for analytical work, preferably having experience with Hyperion/Oracle EPM products. 

• Sound understanding of all primary financial statements. 

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions. This can be held either in-person or remotely.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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