Finance Controller

About the opportunity..

Poundland is recruiting for a Finance Controller on a fixed-term basis, initially for nine months. The Finance Controller will be responsible for assisting the business’s financial operations and driving the ongoing implementation of Oracle Fusion.

The Finance Controller works closely with other departments to ensure that financial information is accurate, timely, and relevant.

The role is based at our Customer Support Centre (CSC) in Walsall, with the ability to work agile between ‘home’ and the CSC. This role will be full-time (Monday-Friday).

What will you be doing?Driving the ongoing implementation of Oracle Fusion accounting and reviewing internal processes, reporting and controls to optimise the efficient use of the accounting system
Management of the monthly production of P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow for Poundland UK and ROI using Oracle Fusion accounting
Management of a monthly P&L and Balance Sheet review process, including Balance sheet reconciliations that complete reconciliations to the required quality and timelines
Maintaining/developing relationships with other areas of the business to ensure current business processes and new projects are correctly supported and accounted
Completion of corporation tax packs for Poundland Limited and ROI branch
Support and challenge the Commercial Finance team in the budgeting and planning process
Driving a robust cost centre review process and implementation of a store P&L process alongside Commercial Finance
Delivery of ad-hoc financial reporting as required
What will you need?To succeed as a Finance Controller in Poundland, you must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills and excellent communication and leadership abilities. You should also deeply understand financial analysis, accounting principles, and financial management best practices. A degree in finance, accounting, or a related field and relevant retail finance or industry experience is preferred. Professional certifications such as ACCA or CIMA are required.

This role requires you to have experience using Oracle Fusion.

What can we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Potential to earn bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• Personal private medical care cover
• Free on-site car park
• Onsite coffee lounge
• Discount Card – 10% discount on most purchases in store including PEP&CO
• Family Friendly Benefits
• Loyal Service Awards
• My Staff Shop – exclusive discount portal
• Apprenticeships & Career Development
• Life Assurance Cover
• Health & Wellbeing – employee assistance programme to support you
• Holiday Allowance – 33 days and ability to purchase additional holiday
• Pension scheme

About us

You have come to the right place if you want to be part of our success story and have a bright future.It all started in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990 with our first store. We now have over 900 stores and around 18,500 talented colleagues in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, offering each and every one of our seven million wonderful customers every day amazing value.

We offer thousands of quality products in-store with over 1,000 well-known brands. The majority are just £1, but as a multi price retailer, customers can enjoy competitively priced products from fresh, frozen and ambient food to health and beauty, gardening, clothing, and so much more.

Retail Week nominated us as Value Discounter of the Year in 2019, reflecting our team’s relentless focus on offering customers simplicity and amazing value.

In 2011 Dealz was born. The first stores opened in Blanchardstown and Portlaoise in Ireland. We continue to trade and have expanded rapidly in Ireland, Spain and Poland. Customers enjoy our winning formula of great value top brands and our extensive range, including many local products.

Our incredibly popular fashion brand PEP&CO is available in over 500 stores. It offers great value fashion for the whole family. It was nominated in the 2019 Retail Week Awards as Private Label of The Year.

Since July 2020, we have invested £45 million in a transformation programme. This includes new store openings and relocations, store revamps and investment in our distribution network. We are committed to playing our part in rebuilding confidence in ‘bricks and mortar’ retailing. Focusing on three types of stores;

Destination stores offer the fullest range of products, including food, homeware, health and beauty and clothing
Core stores offering a wide range of products on high streets customers love
Convenience stores offer “grab and go” easy shopping
The 2020 acquisition of Fultons, the north of England frozen food retailer, is another key part of our transformation programme, bringing our customers broader ranges and more choice. In 2022, we purchased the online discount retail business, (url removed). The acquisition is another step in the transformation of Poundland and will provide the infrastructure to power a national roll-out of our ecommerce operation.

We have recently opened seven brand new stores, including our large format stores and revamped 55 stores. We are also expanding our fresh range to another 30 stores over the coming months. Our continued success is driven by offering our customers high-quality products at ultra-low prices each and every day.

If this sounds like you and you can make a real difference, apply today!