Finance Manager - External Reporting & Control

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

Following a promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join the External Reporting and Control team! You will deliver timely and accurate periodic and bi-annual financial reporting, and to ensure processes operate efficiently in compliance with agreed controls.

• Supporting the preparation and delivery of accurate and timely Group external reporting in line with IFRS and the Group accounting policies, with responsibility for some of the key primary statements and various components of the financial statements.
• Being the point of contact for an allocated Business Unit, collaborating with the relevant financial controller and reviewing Business Unit performance each accounting period, including continually improving the process by which functions present and explain periodic results.
• Supporting the delivery of periodic results including presentation and analysis of accountable areas to the Group Corporate Finance Director and Group Control Director.
• Engaging with auditors on a routine and adhoc basis, including preparation of accounting papers as required.
• Delivering projects to support the improvement of the Group's external reporting, including collaborating with the Group technical accounting team on significant non-routine transactions.
• Supporting the continued focus on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• An audit background and/or experience of working in a control role in a complex and fast paced organisation
• Strong background in IFRS knowledge and application
• Understanding of end to end business reporting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build positive relationships quickly with colleagues at all levels

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• 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 (after 1 years’ service) 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

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we always want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we’re a place where Everyone’s Welcome. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern -combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.