Finance Manager - 12 month FTC

At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.

The Opportunity

As the Finance Manager you will be a subject matter expert in technical financial accounting and support the Senior financial account to deliver all financial reporting services for the UK omni business. You will take the lead in accounting for more technical elements of the P&L and Balance sheet and work to ensure that appropriate financial controls and processes are operating across the business to protect both financial performance and the balance sheet. You will demonstrate financial curiosity to help analyse performance and ensure that reporting is accurate and representative of actual performance. This 12-month Fixed Term Contract (FTC) is an exciting opportunity to support key projects and contribute to our continued business growth. Based in London, this role requires occasional travel to our Northampton office to collaborate directly with members of our wider finance team.

What You’ll Do

• Work alongside the other Finance Managers in preparing monthly and annual reporting for both internal and external stakeholders, working with the transactional processing teams to ensure reporting is accurate and timely
• Own the process around inventories including partnering with Ops and Retail teams to manage shrinkage risks and with Demand Planning to manage cashflow
• Analyse and understand variances in performance across the P&L and balance sheet to assist the Head of Financial Accounting on understanding financial performance for further communication to the business
• Be a key contributor to the annual audit, preparing elements of the financial statements in compliance with UK accounting standards and IFRS
• Stay up to date with technical developments and proactively manage the adoption of any changes and the impact on financial performance where relevant
• Understand the broader financial performance of the business and seek to improve financial controls and processes in areas that impact the P&L and balance sheet as the business evolves and grows
• Understand the group reporting processes and be responsible for all mandatory submissions in a timely manner
• Be a champion of internal control and work with the broader finance team to ensure that all balance sheet accounts are understood and reconciled on a regular basis and certainly in line with the requirements of internal audit standards
• Ensure that any actions required relating to Internal Audit are understood and addressed in a timely manner in the areas that you are accountable for
• Partner with your peers in the EME finance team, building strong working relationships, and ensure that you balance the best interests of the UK business with the requirements of the central and global finance teams
• Demonstrate our Sephora values of People make the difference, Be creative & Innovative, Deliver excellence, Cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit

What You’ll Bring

• At least 2+ years of PQE in a financial role. ACA or CIMA qualified with most experience obtained in IFRS
• Experience in Audit is preferable alongside experience in Retail or ecommerce industry
• Strong technical background and able to challenge peers and across the business
• Advanced expertise with Excel applications (interactive excel, macros) and experience with SAP preferred
• Dynamic, independent, creative and highly motivated person who works well with non financial colleagues
• Must demonstrate strong strategic, analytical, interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills
• Thrives in an environment that is fast-paced, rapidly changing, and customer service-oriented

Here, you will find:

• Community, in which authenticity is embraced, and the strength of our differences fuels our collective spirit.

• Culture of empowerment, learning & growth, that offers you the tools, space and opportunity to learn, innovate and lead

• Work that brings, fulfillment. From delighting clients every day, to inspiring our industry at large, every action makes a difference

Join us and belong to something beautiful.