Finance Assistant Manager, Group Digital

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Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Own and coordinate annual budget and forecast processes for Group Digital areas
• Lead timeline management, stakeholder follow-up and submission quality across Digital functions and markets.
• Review, consolidate and present budgets and forecasts into Group Digital reporting packs.
• Build and maintain financial models, scenario analysis and risk/opportunity tracking to support management decisions.

Management Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare, review and explain monthly Group Digital performance reports, review packs and executive summaries.
• Deliver robust variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year, with clear explanation of business drivers.
• Support Digital leadership and Management Committee reporting with concise commentary, key messages and follow-up actions.
• Analyse key drivers of revenue, costs and profitability, and maintain dashboards and KPI scorecards.

Business Performance Support

• Act as finance partner for Retail Media, yuu, Insights and Digital COE financial reviews.
• Provide constructive challenge on revenue, cost and profitability assumptions, and identify risks and opportunities.
• Evaluate commercial initiatives, investment proposals, benefit tracking and business case follow-up.

Reporting, Governance & Improvement

• Oversee month-end reporting activities, ensure issues are escalated early and support ad hoc management analysis.
• Ensure financial data integrity and consistency across HFM, SAP and management reports, with appropriate review controls.
• Strengthen reporting documentation, governance controls and process discipline across recurring finance deliverables.
• Automate and simplify recurring reports, dashboards and planning processes using Excel, Power BI and reporting tools.

Do you have experience in management accounting, business performance analysis or financial modelling?

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business or a related discipline; professional qualification preferred.
• 5-7 years of relevant experience in FP&A, commercial finance, business partnering or management reporting, ideally in a matrix organisation.
• Strong ownership of budgeting, forecasting, business performance analysis and financial modelling.
• Advanced Excel and strong PowerPoint skills; exposure to SAP, HFM and Power BI is an advantage.
• Able to challenge assumptions, influence stakeholders and translate complex financial data into actionable business recommendations.
• Proactive, organised and confident in managing deadlines, priorities and senior finance / non-finance stakeholders.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Planning and reporting cycles are delivered with ownership, accuracy and clear stakeholder alignment.
• Business leaders have clear visibility of performance drivers, risks, opportunities and recommended actions.
• Reporting quality, financial discipline and process efficiency are improved through better controls and automation.