You know Next, but did you know we're a FTSE-100 retail company employing over 44,000 people across the Next group. We're the UK's 2nd largest fashion retailer and for Kidswear we're the market leader. At the last count we have over 450 stores, plus the Next Online and it's now possible to buy on-line from over 80 countries around the world! So we've gone global!
Finance Business Partner
- Job ID
- Job ID 77583
- Team
- Team Finance
- Location
- Location Leicester
- Salary
- Salary competitive
- Posting Date
- Posting Date 30/09/2026
- Apply Before
- Apply Before 09/10/2026
Summary
The Role:
This is a great opportunity to join our fast-paced International Finance team and play a key role in supporting the continued growth of our business across Europe, the Middle East and Rest of World.
You’ll own the P&L for a region within our international business, partnering with senior leaders to understand performance, manage costs and drive profitability across our Next Direct markets. With our international business continuing to grow, you’ll be at the heart of the numbers — providing insight, challenging thinking and helping shape future opportunities.
What You Will Be Doing-
Owning the end-to-end regional P&L, making sure sales, costs and profitability are accurate and understood.
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Building strong relationships with our finance and business teams, providing insight and challenge to help drive performance.
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Partnering with Marketing to understand and maximise the return on our growing international investment.
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Reporting weekly sales and producing monthly forecasts by country, including full-price and markdown performance.
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Supporting our twice-yearly budgeting process and helping shape our view of future performance.
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Building commercial models to assess new international opportunities and support business decisions.
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Turning data into clear, meaningful insight for senior stakeholders — helping them understand what’s happening, why it’s happening and what we can do next.
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CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified or part-qualified.
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Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data.
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A naturally analytical and commercially minded approach, with the ability to turn numbers into clear insight
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Great communication and stakeholder skills, with the confidence to build relationships and challenge when needed.
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Excellent organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
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A proactive, self-motivated approach and the drive to make things happen.
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Experience with Databricks, Snowflake or other advanced data architecture tools would be a bonus, but isn’t essential.
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Benefits
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
- Company performance based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.
We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email [email protected] (please include 'Workplace Adjustments' in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.
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Team Overview
Finance is where we turn ambition into action. This team protects value, funds growth, and gives leaders timely insight. From reporting to managing risk, your work keeps decisions sharp, ensuring the business stays on course and ready to take on the next big challenge.
Our brands
You’ve probably heard of NEXT, but did you know about our portfolio? Every brand in our offering brings a distinct story, attitude and community. Spanning contemporary lifestyle brands, established high street names and timeless collections, together they showcase the vibrancy of today’s retail world.
