Home. There’s no place like it.
And there’s no feeling like helping people create the joy of feeling truly at home. At Dunelm, that’s what we do. We’re the UK's number one choice for homewares because we make home life lovelier for our customers. And the caring and supportive culture we've created makes this a place you'll feel right at home too.
We are the UK’s Number One homewares retailer offering c100,000 products building a consumer-focused total retail business that delights customers through our multichannel operation.
The Business Finance Team is a team of roughly thirty finance professionals, who deliver key outcomes that support Dunelm’s operations, to:
• Produce timely and accurate weekly and monthly reports and insight to inform trading and operational control and decision making
• Set targets (in conjunction with business) and provide independent view of forecasts and trends
• Hold business to account to deliver to targets and manage risks and opportunities
• Support and challenge tactical and strategic decision making, including financial appraisal (and post investment appraisal)
• Agitate for optimising profitability and return on investment, and for best use of our resources
• Use our unique viewpoint to join things up, ‘unblock’ issues and put simple structure around priorities and actions
There are many opportunities for development in the team, both:
• Progression through Analyst, Business Partner, Finance Manager, Senior Finance Manager and Head of; and
• Partnering with the varied parts of Dunelm’s business, including Stores, Supply Chain, Digital, Marketing, Tech, Commercial and many more!
A bit more about the role:
As Senior Finance Business Partner for the business functions you partner, you will lead the support and challenge to your business partners in line with the Business Finance purpose, whilst also ensuring that all requirements for the Dunelm Finance function are delivered.
You will directly partner business stakeholders, have strategic influence and take the finance lead on specific projects, initiatives and focus areas, as well as supporting in all ‘business as usual’ activities.
Specifically, this role sits within the Costs and Operations finance team. One of the key business stakeholders for this role will be the Brand Marketing Director (and their team) in support of understanding and influencing their spend to maximise returns. The role will also partner with other corporate functions to ensure tight grip on costs, prepare and monitor forecasts and support investment decisions.