Duncan

Finance

Finance Manager - Head Office

Joined Tesco August 1999

It's the people who work here that really make Tesco what it is. They are extremely professional and fantastically hard working.

After six busy years at Tesco I was promoted to my role in January 2005. I now have a team of seven staff reporting to me. Put very simply, my role involves the co-ordination of the overall reporting and planning for all Head Office costs within Tesco, analysing our cost base and structures within the office and supporting the Operations Development team with a programme of productivity and cost savings initiatives.

As you can imagine, this is a far cry from when I first joined - in Non-Food Finance, supporting buying teams! But it does show what you can achieve in Tesco, if you put your mind to it - and plenty of hard work. When I first approached Tesco, as it was number one, I imagined it would have the best systems, the best people and so on. I'd also heard that it was a company that would look after its people as well as it did its customers

What I've learnt is that it's the people who work here that really make Tesco what it is. They are extremely professional and fantastically hard working and there's no room for complacency. It's true that through hard work and putting the customer first we're the current market leader, but no one takes that position for granted and we're constantly looking for ways to improve what we do. It's an immensely enjoyable working environment and somewhere full of opportunity - if you like to be kept you on your toes!

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