Lead Commercial Finance Partner

We are looking for a Lead Commercial Finance Business Partner to join our Finance & Procurement community at Harrods. You will be part of a high performing evolving team with a clear vision for the future.

About the Role

At Harrods, excellence is a commitment – one that drives us to perform with purpose, focus on At Harrods, excellence is a commitment – one that drives us to perform with purpose, focus on doing the basics brilliantly, and continually strive to make anything possible

As Lead Commercial Finance Partner, you will act as the strategic finance leader for your business areas, operating as a true “mini CFO” with financial accountability for shaping and guiding commercial decisions, influencing senior stakeholders, and holding the business to account for sustainable, profitable growth.

You will bring forward-looking, insight-led perspectives, ensuring Finance is embedded at the centre of the most critical commercial decisions. You will drive a holistic, value-focused agenda, aligning performance, investment and strategy to maximise long-term value creation.

About You

You’ll be professional qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with extensive experience in Commercial Finance / FP&A, with a proven track record of influencing decisions and delivering impact at Director and C-suite level. You’ll have Demonstrated ownership of divisional performance, driving outcomes across sales, margin, cost and investment. You’ll have outstanding commercial instinct, consistently translating complexity into clear strategic choices and actions that unlock value

You’ll be a Trusted advisor to senior leadership, confidently challenging thinking and influencing high-stakes decisions with clarity and authority. It’s desirable you’ll have experience in retail, consumer or omni-channel environments highly advantageous

As part of the role, you’ll Lead and develop a high-performing team (1–3 direct reports), setting a clear vision, pace and standard of delivery. You’ll also build a strong succession pipeline, identifying and developing talent through stretch opportunities, exposure to senior stakeholders and ownership of complex, high-impact work

In additional you will have the behaviours:

• Leads from the front as a visible and trusted finance leader, embedding a strong culture of partnership, ownership and accountability within the business
• Creates and sustains a high-performance culture, setting the tone for pace, focus and delivery, and role-modelling what excellence looks like
• Builds a culture of constructive challenge, where ideas are tested, assumptions are questioned, and better decisions are reached through open dialogue
• Role-models and reinforces high standards (“Raise the Bar”), continuously elevating the quality of thinking, insight and delivery across the team and wider organisation
• Acts as a true team player, prioritising collective success over individual outcomes and collaborating seamlessly across Finance and the wider business

About Us

Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.

Our Promise to You

Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do some

thing remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business. 

In return you’ll receive an excellent benefits package, including a company pension, flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, and your birthday off, up to 33% in-store discount (including across our food hall and restaurants) and a season ticket loan.

Uniquely You

At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.

If you want to know more about our people and our culture, search #TogetherHarrods on LinkedIn, Facebook or follow us on Instagram @togetherharrods

Additional Information:

Time Type:

Permanent

Department:

Financial Planning and Analysis (Joanna Green)