Job Description
Senior Finance Business Partner - Business Services
FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. We believe in empowering individuality. Our mission is to be the global technology platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators and consumers. We're a diverse and global community made up of Farfetchers, our partners and our customers, which we believe is at the heart of our success. Everything we do is centred around our values - Be Human, Think Global, Be Revolutionary, Todos Juntos, Be Brilliant, Amaze Customers - which define our beliefs and our actions. We welcome differences and foster a consciously inclusive environment for everyone. We are FARFETCH For All. **FINANCE** We're a diverse team who partner and support the business to enable delivery against our strategic and financial goals. All of our functions have an instrumental role within FARFETCH Group to drive forward a sustainable business, ensuring we set the guardrails for financial control and performance. **LONDON** Our London office is located in Old Street, London's tech hub, and is home to a broad range of teams including Commercial, Marketing, and Product. Our open plan space is ideal for collaborative working and sharing ideas, or you can enjoy some quiet time in our dedicated library. We also have a large outdoor terrace which is the perfect spot to have a team lunch or host events. **THE ROLE** The Senior Finance Business Partner for our Business Services functions will partner directly with C-Level and Senior Leadership Team stakeholders elevating the finance business partnering function who are pivotal in turning insights into actions, driving business performance, profitability and championing the long term financial health of the FARFETCH Group. This role will be accountable for setting the guardrails and holding the functional areas to account in order to drive financial performance The role will ensure that the organisation operates with financial coherence and that the senior leaders and stakeholders have a transparent view of how their areas of responsibility are performing, giving clarity on the financial impact of their strategic and operational decisions. The role will operate with gravitas, confidence, and credibility, providing both partnership and challenge to the business and leadership in order to maximise the performance of the business.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Partner with functional Senior Leaders to set the financial guard rails, support agreed strategies to grow the business and drive performance across Business Services (including Finance, Legal, People and Strategy functions) and Holistic Group Strategy (Industry Relations, Communications, Sustainability & Innovation) - Help to bring alignment of financial management across the diverse elements of the organisation, standardising reporting and bringing focus to key financial KPIs. - Work with the Group FP&A team to enable accurate cost allocations to the Group business units. - Deliver analysis, insight and recommendations on the financial implications of business decisions, ensuring business performance reporting is delivering actionable insight in a timely and efficient way. - Challenge the organisation to deliver financial goals aligned with the Group operating and financial strategy through strategic business partnering, driving efficiencies in the cost base and working capital. - Delivery of financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for functional areas, translating the vision of the business into a long-term financial strategy and supporting the development of the strategy to drive the business.
WHO YOU ARE
- A qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with PQE in a commercial finance environment - Proven experience in P&L ownership and financial planning, within retail, technology or the e-Commerce industry is advantageous - Strong commercial acumen, with an ability to influence strategic business decisions, keeping the financial health of the business front of mind - A strategic mindset, with an ability to have a long-term vision with an eye on detail - You can self-motivate in a fast-paced and rapidly-changing environment with competing deadlines, driven to deliver results - A strong team player with the ability to interact and effectively communicate with those outside of Finance teams to deliver preferred outcomes