Senior Finance Manager

Senior Finance Manager - Commercial, Retail Senior Finance Manager - Commercial, Retail The location of the role is Paddington, London (hybrid working). The duration of the contract is 4 months. The pay rate on offer is 550 - 650 per day (via Umbrella agency). Role Summary We are looking for an experienced retail commercial finance professional to join Fashion, Home and Beauty for a critical four-month period covering FY28 Budget delivery and peak Q4 trading. This is a hands-on role partnering Buying and Merchandising teams across the Business Units. We need someone who can hit the ground running, quickly get under the skin of the numbers and provide strong financial insight, challenge and decision support from day one. The role will initially be heavily focused on building and landing the FY28 Budget, before moving increasingly into peak trading, forecasting and commercial decision support. Key accountabilities of the role FY28 Budget Own the BU budget model, ensuring it links effectively into the overall FPandA process. Update history and central inputs, including sales ambitions, POS and sell-through assumptions, and work through iterative views with the leadership team. Build the top-down financial story and key building blocks, including market, availability, promotional and prior-year/lapping assumptions. Partner the BUs to build the budget deck and overall commercial story, clearly articulating assumptions, risks and opportunities. Provide budget guidance to ..... full job details .....