Head of Finance – FP&A Planning & Forecasting
Permanent – Full Time – Onsite
Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi
What you’ll be doing
We’re looking for you to join the Boots UK Finance team as Head of Finance – Planning & Forecasting. This is a senior leadership role within the finance function. It is responsible for coordinating enterprise-wide and leading Boots UK’s financial planning, forecasting and performance insight. This insight supports strategic decision‑making across the business.
You will play a critical part in shaping the financial direction of the organization, ensuring insight‑led planning processes that increase performance, accountability and long‑term value creation. The Head of Finance – Planning & Forecasting will work with Finance Business Partners, FLT, FP&A and Financial Control.
You will report into the FP&A Director and will lead core forecasting and 3‑Year Planning (3YP) processes, with direct line management responsibility for roles supporting the delivery of key outputs.
Key responsibilities
Financial Planning & Performance Management
- Coordinate enterprise‑level and lead BUK’s financial planning, including Budget, Forecasts and 3‑Year Planning cycles.
- Own planning assumptions, scenarios and sensitivities, ensuring agreement to priorities and market dynamics.
- Drive accountability across the business, holding leaders to financial commitments through disciplined planning and review cycles.
- Translate complex financial data into clear applicable business insight.
Planning Governance & Financial Control
- Ensure governance, consistency and integrity across all planning and forecasting activities.
- Own planning methodologies and standards, aligning with group and valuation frameworks.
- Work with FP&A teams and Financial Control to ensure strong understanding between plans, forecasts and actual performance.
Insight, Decision Support & Strategic Thinking
- Shape long‑term plans using evidence‑based analysis, scenario modelling and performance trend evaluation.
- Operate with a future‑focused mindset, anticipating risks and opportunities through forward‑looking insight.
- Ground recommendations in financial logic and align them to overall business strategy.
Influence & Leadership
- Exceptional influencing capability, able to shape decisions at senior levels and confidently challenge assumptions.
- Build trusted relationships across FP&A, Finance and leadership teams.
- Clear, compelling communicator who can distil complex financial issues for non‑finance team members.
- Act as a credible finance leader, representing FP&A across the wider business and finance community.
Resilience & Change Leadership
- Lead the transformation of forecasting, strengthening accuracy, discipline and decision making through improved tools and ways of working.
- Maintain focus and clarity in a fast‑paced, complex environment with multiple priorities.
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities, ensuring planning remains value‑adding.
- Champion continuous improvement in planning capability across finance and the wider business.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and develop Finance Managers responsible for Planning and 3‑Year Planning.
- Create a high‑performance, collaborative culture with clear accountability and coaching.
- Encourage challenge, business partnering and continuous improvement.
- Build future planning capability through talent development and succession planning.
What you’ll need to have (our must‑haves)
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience within FP&A or enterprise planning functions.
- Experience running Budget, forecasting and 3‑Year Planning cycles in a complex organisation.
- Experience communicating Executive‑level decisions through insight‑led analysis.
- Experience improving forecasting accuracy and advocating planning disciplines.
- People leadership experience with direct line management responsibility.
- Understanding of end‑to‑end P&L and financial performance drivers.
- Experience of reporting systems (e.g. TM1, Power BI, SAP).
Rewards designed for you
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.
We are looking for you to complete a Pre‑employment check after receiving an offer.
A bit about us
At Boots, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we’re committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
What’s next
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
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Permanent – Full Time – Onsite
Nottingham
Recruitment Partner: Vyoma Gandhi
What you’ll be doing
We’re looking for you to join the Boots UK Finance team as Head of Finance – Planning & Forecasting. This is a senior leadership role within the finance function. It is responsible for coordinating enterprise-wide and leading Boots UK’s financial planning, forecasting and performance insight. This insight supports strategic decision‑making across the business.
You will play a critical part in shaping the financial direction of the organization, ensuring insight‑led planning processes that increase performance, accountability and long‑term value creation. The Head of Finance – Planning & Forecasting will work with Finance Business Partners, FLT, FP&A and Financial Control.
You will report into the FP&A Director and will lead core forecasting and 3‑Year Planning (3YP) processes, with direct line management responsibility for roles supporting the delivery of key outputs.
Key responsibilities
Financial Planning & Performance Management
- Coordinate enterprise‑level and lead BUK’s financial planning, including Budget, Forecasts and 3‑Year Planning cycles.
- Own planning assumptions, scenarios and sensitivities, ensuring agreement to priorities and market dynamics.
- Drive accountability across the business, holding leaders to financial commitments through disciplined planning and review cycles.
- Translate complex financial data into clear applicable business insight.
Planning Governance & Financial Control
- Ensure governance, consistency and integrity across all planning and forecasting activities.
- Own planning methodologies and standards, aligning with group and valuation frameworks.
- Work with FP&A teams and Financial Control to ensure strong understanding between plans, forecasts and actual performance.
Insight, Decision Support & Strategic Thinking
- Shape long‑term plans using evidence‑based analysis, scenario modelling and performance trend evaluation.
- Operate with a future‑focused mindset, anticipating risks and opportunities through forward‑looking insight.
- Ground recommendations in financial logic and align them to overall business strategy.
Influence & Leadership
- Exceptional influencing capability, able to shape decisions at senior levels and confidently challenge assumptions.
- Build trusted relationships across FP&A, Finance and leadership teams.
- Clear, compelling communicator who can distil complex financial issues for non‑finance team members.
- Act as a credible finance leader, representing FP&A across the wider business and finance community.
Resilience & Change Leadership
- Lead the transformation of forecasting, strengthening accuracy, discipline and decision making through improved tools and ways of working.
- Maintain focus and clarity in a fast‑paced, complex environment with multiple priorities.
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities, ensuring planning remains value‑adding.
- Champion continuous improvement in planning capability across finance and the wider business.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and develop Finance Managers responsible for Planning and 3‑Year Planning.
- Create a high‑performance, collaborative culture with clear accountability and coaching.
- Encourage challenge, business partnering and continuous improvement.
- Build future planning capability through talent development and succession planning.
What you’ll need to have (our must‑haves)
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience within FP&A or enterprise planning functions.
- Experience running Budget, forecasting and 3‑Year Planning cycles in a complex organisation.
- Experience communicating Executive‑level decisions through insight‑led analysis.
- Experience improving forecasting accuracy and advocating planning disciplines.
- People leadership experience with direct line management responsibility.
- Understanding of end‑to‑end P&L and financial performance drivers.
- Experience of reporting systems (e.g. TM1, Power BI, SAP).
Rewards designed for you
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
There’s lots more in our benefits and discounts. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only.
We are looking for you to complete a Pre‑employment check after receiving an offer.
A bit about us
At Boots, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating a place where everyone feels welcome, supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included, they thrive, so we’re committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.
What’s next
If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case‑by‑case basis.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be brilliant with Boots.
#LI-Onsite
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