In this high-visibility role, you partner with Ocado’s executive leadership to shape financial strategy for Group Operations, ensuring robust budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management. You will translate business plans into financial targets, challenge cost initiatives, and provide strategic decision support across the CEO & executive office, Legal, People, and Reward functions. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll drive performance reporting and identify efficiencies through process improvements and automation. This is a unique chance to influence financial outcomes in a fast-moving, tech-enabled retail environment and to mentor the Group Ops finance team.
Pay / Benefits
25 days annual leave
30 days remote work
Private Medical Insurance
Pension with employer matching up to 7%
Sharesave & BAYE
Cycle to Work Scheme
Responsibilities
Act as trusted finance business partner to Group Operations functions
Build relationships with senior stakeholders (Deputy-CEO, Chief People Officer, General Counsel, Head of Reward)
Translate business strategy into budgets and outlooks with strong commercial/technical insight
Provide strategic financial support and assess financial risks with mitigation plans for cost initiatives
Monitor monthly spend against budget and flag risks/opportunities to support positive cash flow
Identify opportunities to streamline Group Ops finance processes and improve data quality and insights
Support and guide Finance Business Partner covering GTS to ensure consistency across Group Ops finance partnering
Key requirements
Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Experience in accounting or finance business partnering
Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior finance and non-finance stakeholders
Strong budgeting and forecasting (Outlook) skills
Proficiency with financial systems and BI tools (e.g. EPM, Looker or equivalent) and advanced Excel
High attention to detail and resilience
Self-driven with ability to work in lean, evolving environments
Mentoring experience with junior finance colleagues (desirable)
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