Marketplace FP&A Manager

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Finance in the UK, the role will take day-to-day ownership of key FP&A activities, including management accounts, forecasting, performance reporting and scenario analysis. The role will also provide dotted-line leadership to the supporting finance team in India, ensuring high-quality, insightful, and efficient delivery. Given Marketplace is a startup, successful candidates will be comfortable with building processes from the ground up and be comfortable with modelling commercial scenarios. Alongside core FP&A responsibilities, the role will provide an opportunity for hands-on finance partnering across Marketplace's in-year trading agenda. This creates an opportunity to build strong commercial finance experience while developing a detailed understanding of a digital marketplace business.

### What is in it for you
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- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
- Private medical insurance.
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.
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### You will be responsible for
• Management Accounts & Performance: Own and continuously improve Marketplace management accounts, providing clear insight into performance, key drivers and emerging risks and opportunities.
• Forecasting & Outturn: Working closely with the Marketplace Commercial team, set up a robust in-year forecasting process, alongside developing scenario modelling to provide a clear and up-to-date view of expected Marketplace performance.
• Marketplace Economics: Develop insight into Marketplace economics, including category performance and Seller performance. Provide financial analysis and challenge for seller commission negotiations, including the assessment of commission discounts and incentives for new sellers.
• Performance Reporting: Own and enhance Marketplace scorecards, QBR reporting, digital performance reporting and relevant Investor Relations documentation.
• India Team Leadership: Provide dotted-line leadership to the supporting finance team in India, setting expectations, improving outputs and developing the team towards greater insight and analysis.
• Planning: Support the Budget and Long-Term Plan (LTP), ensuring assumptions are robust and aligned with Marketplace strategy and wider Tesco plans.
• Ad-hoc Business Partnering: Provide flexible financial analysis and partnering support in response to emerging Marketplace opportunities, risks and business priorities.

You will need

- Accountancy qualification - ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Proven experience driving strategic priorities in large, fast-paced organisations.
- Ability to communicate complex financial data and analysis in a clear, concise and
- persuasive manner to both financial and non-financial audiences
- Experience collaborating with senior colleagues across functions.
- Strong financial analysis and modelling skills.
- Experience in planning and budgeting.
- Retail industry experience is preferred, specifically related to eCommerce

### About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues. At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support. We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here (https://www.tesco.com/careers/en-GB/accessibility) for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying. When you join us in this role, you'll be employed by Tesco Stores Limited, the Tesco legal entity responsible for your employment.