Finance Manager - Central Costs & Controls

Role overview:

Finance Manager - Central Costs & Controls

London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo

Permanent
Full Time

Grade 5

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.

As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

The Central Costs & Controls Manager will ensure the integrity, accuracy, and insightful analysis of all central cost accounting and financial planning activities executed by our outsourced finance provider.

Overseeing the UK financial controls framework, providing critical oversight, direction, and assurance across the framework, bridging the gap between UK leadership, remote execution teams, and senior business stakeholders to maintain robust financial control and drive continuous process improvement across the organisation.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:

• Business Partnering - support the Head of Finance Operations with the critical review and validation of all Central Costs submissions, confirming costs and benefits before submission. This will involve working with key business stakeholders across the business
• Planning & Forecasting - direct and coordinate all central function planning activities, including the annual budget and rolling forecasts, involving data integrity, reporting outputs, and liaison with senior business owners
• Cost Analysis & Savings - oversee regular reviews of all central expenditure, challenging findings to proactively identify anomalies and recommend areas for significant cost savings or process improvements
• Month-End Accounting - direct and review the outsourced team’s month-end close processes for Central Costs, verifying P&L accuracy and ensuring reported spend genuinely reflects activities incurred within the period.
• Balance Sheet Integrity - own the integrity of all Central Balance Sheet accounts, providing direction and review of the outsourced team’s maintenance activities.
• Capital Governance - establish and enforce robust financial governance across all Assets Under Construction (AUC) for Central functions
• Process Efficiency - drive continuous improvement, ensuring clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all central cost areas are maintained and updated promptly. Working with the team team to identify opportunities for automation and/or process improvement.
• Maintain Financial Controls Framework - Undertake an annual scoping exercise to ensure all key controls remain relevant.
• Assurance Planning - design and implement a robust annual assurance plan for UKI financial controls, ensuring all key financial risks are adequately covered and tested.

You will need:

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA qualification or equivalent
• Degree or equivalent in relevant field
• Strong people leadership, with a focus on leading via influencing
• Networking skills, across multiple functions, business units, external stakeholders
• Commercial acumen with operational delivery experience
• Communication skills & stakeholder management
• Relationship management with internal and external customers and suppliers
• Ability to work with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Ability to resolve conflict & problem solving. Analyse and understand complex data and situations to recommend the optimal solution
• Results Focused
• Strong Programme Management and Organisational skills

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. You’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Holiday benefits - 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement)
• Private medical insurance
• Life Assurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Access to discretionary bonus
• Hybrid working; our primary Currys Campus is at Waterloo (WeWork)

Why join us:

Join our team and we’ll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we’re committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [email protected] and we’ll do our best to help.