We’re the team behind digital retailer Very.
Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.
And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.
If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨
About the team.Our Corporate Finance team co-ordinate prospective M&A processes, corporate projects and provide regular shareholder analyses. The team works closely with the Group Strategy and FP&A functions, as well as the wider business, to generate comprehensive analysis on strategic options relating to trading and corporate financing. The team is responsible for the production of corporate project reports and hosts discussions with a broad range of stakeholders.
About the role.The role is broad and high‑impact, offering exposure to complex corporate and strategic activity and regular interaction with senior internal and external stakeholders. Key responsibilities include:
- Provide clear, high‑quality financial insight to external stakeholders, producing reports and presentations that explain the Group’s historical and forecast performance.
- Support shareholder and corporate finance activity (e.g. financing and capital structure), working with internal teams and external advisers to coordinate analysis and respond to information requests.
- Lead the preparation of due diligence, analysis and materials for corporate activity, including assessment of financial performance, risk, governance and regulatory considerations.
- Develop and maintain core financial and strategic analysis, including key metrics, trend analysis and competitive benchmarking to support decision‑making.
- Review and constructively challenge budgets, forecasts and long‑range plans to ensure assumptions are robust, coherent and externally credible.
- Qualified accountant or with a strong corporate finance / commercial finance background, experienced in complex financial analysis and reporting.
- Confident and credible with senior stakeholders and third parties, able to discuss performance, forecasts, assumptions and accounting judgements with authority.
- Strong analytical and technical capability, paired with excellent attention to detail and the ability to navigate complex issues.
- Commercially astute, with a track record of delivering insight‑led analysis that supports Exec and Board‑level decisions.
- Resilient and organised, able to deliver high‑quality outputs to demanding deadlines, while constructively challenging and welcoming challenge in return.
- Flexible, hybrid working model
- Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
- £1,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
- 30 days holiday + bank holidays
- LinkedIn learning access
- Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
- Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
- Matched pension up to 6%
- More benefits can be found on our career site
How to apply
Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.
What happens next?
Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.
You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:
1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.
2nd Stage – A one-hour formal task based interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.
As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.
If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.
Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities
We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [email protected]. We’ll be happy to support you.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.
