Senior Finance Manager - Group FP&A

The Corporate and Strategic Finance team partners with the CEO, CFO, COO and CXO, and their respective teams. The team consists of high-performing finance professionals who, in addition to providing technical expertise and setting policy in the fields of Tax, Treasury and External reporting, support and drive the business in Property, Procurement, Operational Excellence and strategic projects, whilst business partnering the Corporate Functions. The overall team is further responsible for setting the Group planning agenda and strategic plan and driving the results to balance the needs of the business and the shareholder. 

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Run budget / re-forecasting process for the Group (including the consolidation) 

• Run 5YP Strat Planning process for GK Group  

• Oversight of weekly trading report which is sent to CK & GK Exec 

• Analyse and interpret competitor results for the GK Exec  

• Oversight and ownership of period-end as well as CFO Board Pack including the verification of cash flow, working capital understanding and wider integrity of the Dartboard 

• Support HR in the setting and tracking of targets for group bonus, and LTIPs  

• Owner of the financial segments of the dartboard 

Projects  

• Assist in wider group strategy projects as required. 

• Explore the use of new rolling forecast system and/or planning system for the Group 

• Assist with further embedding processes in the COE 

Corporate  

• Accountability for the Corporate Head Office cost centres (both actuals and forecasting) 

• Lead the business partnering relationship with the CFO / CXO / IT Director and be point of contact to Corporate BU01 stakeholders 

• Understand the complete functional financial position (.i.e. liaise with Property and COO to ensure there is a complete view of the functional position) 

• Provide financial support (where required) for group cost saving initiatives 

Developing Self and Others  

• Direct responsibility for the line management and personal development of two reports 

• Ensure customer-centric focus and high levels of service (internal & external)  

• Continue to develop own talents and strengths and address any areas of self-development 

• Prioritise workload and allocate accordingly to drive value-add activity, triaging requests as appropriate and setting the agenda to the team 

What you’ll bring… 

• Strong analytical skills 

• An ability to cope and thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment with varied and multiple demands 

• Personal drive to meet deadlines 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Confidence in own ability, to provide both support and suitable challenge to functional leads/cost centre owners 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team 

• Ability to influence decision making 

• Attention to detail & accuracy 

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent  

• Advanced Excel  

• Cognos desirable but not essential