This is a pivotal role in a period of significant transformation for the Online Finance team. The purpose of this position is to act as a catalyst for change, driving the centralisation of all reporting and financial controls for the Morrisons.com Online business. This role will be instrumental in carving out a new, dedicated sub-team, refining and standardising processes to create distinct reporting and business partnering functions for enhanced efficiency and control.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading Change: Champion the initiative to carve out a new sub-team for reporting and controls, ensuring a smooth transition and a clear career path for colleagues.

Driving Process Improvement: Proactively identify and implement improvements to existing manual processes, reducing administrative burden and enabling the wider team to focus on higher-value business partnering.

Delivering Accurate Reporting: Take full accountability for the preparation and analysis of all Sales and Margin reports and central Online cost lines, providing critical insights into commercial performance.

Maintaining Financial Control: Lead all month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring 100% accuracy and timely delivery, and maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations to safeguard the integrity of the Online business.

Mentoring Talent: Directly manage and mentor an Early Careers placement, supporting their professional development and building their capability in the new reporting and controls framework.

Proactively Identifying Risks: Identify and flag P&L risks related to reporting and control processes as well as within Balance Sheets, and proactively work with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and safeguard profitability.

Collaborating Across Teams: Work with the Business Partnering team to refine models, challenge performance, and ensure accurate reporting and controls in place.

About you

We need a Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with a strong foundation in financial controls and reporting. More importantly, we want someone who is a proactive problem-solver, ready to challenge the status quo and with a proven capability for driving change.

You’ll also bring:

A 'can-do' mindset: A problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Strong analytical skills: Able to turn complex data into actionable insights.

Change management skills: The ability to influence and gain buy-in from a wide range of stakeholders.

Great communication skills: Able to explain complex financials in a simple way, for example through clear reporting.

Resilience and adaptability: Comfortable navigating a business that’s evolving and growing.

A sense of ownership: Taking responsibility for results and seeing things through.

About us

Our modern Head Office on the edge of Bradford is home to our different support teams from tech, marketing and finance to HR, trading and supply chain.

Alive with activity, this is where decisions are made and our corporate teams make sure everything runs smoothly. Here, you’ll find comfy breakout areas, a coffee shop, newsagents and subsidised restaurant all within commuting distance of Leeds, Manchester and the Yorkshire Dales - always with free parking.

We host regular seasonal events and you’ll often find our suppliers on site sharing details of their latest product. We’re also committed to fundraising for our current charity partner.

Our business is fast paced and ever changing, as such we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part in our success. We’d love to meet you…

Some of the benefits you can expect as follows;

15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus an additional 10% card for a friend or family members (subject to fair usage) Generous holiday entitlement Company pension contributions Perks with over 850 retailers Free parking onsite A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave