Finance Manager - Cost Transformation

DPD

  • Smethwick, West Midlands
  • £57,925 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
Company Description
  • Contract Type: Permanent / 37.5 Hours Per Week
  • Salary: £57,925.14 plus Bonus and the option of a company car or the cash alternative
  • Location: Roebuck Ln, Smethwick B66 1BY
  • Days of Work: Monday to Friday
  • Hours of Work: 09:00 AM - 17:30PM
Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK's most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your careerDPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you'll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident EmployerJob DescriptionPurpose of PositionThe continually increasing growth, size and complexity of the business presents a fantastic opportunity for the company to review its operations and processes to identify profitability improvement opportunities and support the organisation's ambitious growth targets.This Finance Manager role will be varied and high profile, interfacing with all levels within the operations and backroom staff meaning business-wide exposure.The successful candidate will be responsible for:Identifying cost savings and commercial opportunitiesChallenging existing norms to drive improvementsPresentations to the Senior Leadership TeamCultivating relationships across the business and outside of FinanceSeeing initiatives through to completion including financial modelling, process mapping, systems review and ROI captureIdentifying process improvements where necessaryImplementing control measures in agreement with affected stakeholdersPartnering on integration projects and assisting in due diligence workManage a transformation runway ensuring each initiative is given due care and deadlines are metWhat we're looking forExcellent communication and presentation skills, self-assurance, resilience and the ability to build strong rapport with stakeholders. A desire to identify areas of improvements such as management reporting, financial controls and performance. The individual will be able to manage multiple priorities with autonomy with experience of transformation methodologies. A detail driven, highly observational, analytical and technical problem solving skill set is important. Being able to present information in a clear and insightful way is key for this role. Willingness to work with flexibility, including night shifts and travel to various sites where appropriate.Candidates should have experience of working in a fast moving, challenging work environment with a track-record of career progression.QualificationsAbout YouThe successful candidate will be a graduate calibre, qualified accountant who can demonstrate sound financial and commercial judgement with experience of lean methodologies desirable.Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint is a must with SQL knowledge being beneficial.Additional InformationAbout our BenefitsWe recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn't be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It's important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
  • Holiday trading
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity package
  • Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
  • Health Kiosks visiting every location
  • Vitality at Work
  • Free On Site Parking
  • Discounted shopping from 100's of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
  • Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
  • For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today

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