Finance Business Partner required for a leading retail business based in Solihull, West Midlands. This role would suit a qualified accountant with experience in a multisite business who can support financial modelling, value-added stakeholder engagement and supporting a five year transformative business plan.
This is a role with minimal technical reporting, and focusing on commercial analysis, customer profitability and true business partnering.
This role is paying £60,000 to £70,000 and comes with a car allowance, bonus, private healthcare and private pension scheme. The role is based in Solihull 1-2 days per week, with 1 day visiting sites across the Midlands, the remaining 2-3 days working from home.
As the Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:
- Financial analysis of sales revenue and margin data to inform P&L owners and contribute towards pricing decisions in line with the group’s strategic business plan
- Customer profitability analysis to assess revenue and profit per account, and suggest remedial strategies where shortfalls against budget occur
- Ownership of FP&A activities, including budgeting and forecasting for your division
- Analysis of commercial KPIs away from core finance to inform strategic position in preparation for the monthly board pack
- Business partnering the group sales, commercial and marketing teams to discuss financial position and develop strategies to improve performance
- Discussions with external stakeholders, including customers, to renegotiate terms and amend accounts where necessary to achieve targets
- Presenting monthly to the Head of Commercial Finance, and regularly presenting information to the CFO
- Supporting ongoing projects as part of the group’s five-year transformation plan, including process improvement, new systems utilisation and ad hoc projects
You must be a qualified accountant (ACMA, ACCA or ICAEW/ICAS) for this position, with strong experience as a business partner, ideally in a fast-paced commercial environment (preferably retail, alternatively in distribution/logistics, wholesale or manufacturing).
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